A paramedic who treated James Gandolfini following his 2013 heart attack in Rome, Italy is facing trial for stealing the actor’s pricey watch. It is still up for debate whether the watch was stolen from Gandolfini’s hand after he collapsed or whether it was swiped from his hotel room.
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NBC news reported 43-year-old Claudio Bevilacqua is accused of grabbing “The Sopranos” star’s $3,000 Submariner on June 19, 2013.
The judge postponed the start of the trial until November.
James Gandolfini plays Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the final episodes of “The Sopranos“.
James Gandolfini with Lorraine Bracco at “The Sopranos” season premiere screening after-party at the Hilton Hotel in New York City.
He was scheduled to receive an award and participate in the closing ceremony of the Taormina Film Festival later that week.
The American actor rose to fame in the 1993 film True Romance, but became a household name for playing New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO series The Sopranos.
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“A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes”. Gandolfini, 51, died that night from a massive heart attack.
