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Did Molly Bloom's story cause Tobey Maguire to be in essence "blackballed" by Hollywood


It's heavily speculated that the asshole gambler that Michael Cera plays in this movie is pretty much based on Tobey Maguire:
https://lebeauleblog.com/2015/07/15/what-the-hell-happened-to-tobey-maguire/9/

In 2004, Maguire took up competitive poker. He has been tutored by professional poker player Daniel Negreanu and has competed in several tournaments in which he finished in the money. According to professional poker player Phil Hellmuth, Maguire has won over $10 million dollars playing poker in Hollywood. In 2007, Maguire played in the World Series of Poker. He was eliminated on the fourth day of the tournament and placed 292nd. His prize money totaled $39,445.00.
So-called “Poker princess” Molly Bloom write about Maguire and his high-stakes Hollywood gambling in her 2014 memoir. Bloom was an LA waitress when she began hosting poker matches at the Viper Room club. She ran into legal trouble for demanding a share of the pot instead of tips. Following an FBI investigation into her dealings, Bloom was sentenced to one year’s probation and a fine of $1,000. Her memoir has been optioned to be made into a movie. I mention all of that to establish Bloom’s credibility. She has a vested interest in making sure her stories are juicy.
According to Bloom, Maguire was “the best player, and the absolute worst loser.” She describes Maguire as being temperamental and cheap. According to Bloom, Maguire would only play if he could use his $17,000 Shuffle Master machine. One day when Bloom returned the machine to Maguire along with his winnings, he suggested that he should be charging the other players for the use of his machine.


https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Tobey-Maguire-blacklisted-in-Hollywood-today

https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Tobey-Maguire-mostly-fade-from-mainstream-movies-after-Spider-Man

https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-Tobey-Maguire-What-is-he-doing-nowadays

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-a-good-actor-like-Tobey-Maguire-not-have-movies-now-Has-his-career-ended

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Because Hollyweird is some sort of beacon of morality and virtue? Hardly. Honestly Tobey's career was on a downward trajectory as soon as he was through with the Spider Man films which were far and away the peak of his career.

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Has he publicly denied it?

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Wouldn't that just confirm that it was him in most people's opinion?

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