I still think AP is probably just more crooked than anyone believed.
If we assume his exposing himself to prosecution (by putting his own name on the script) was just a mistake, then what other delusional behavior does that leave? Pretty much everything else could fall under the realm of convincing the donating fans to keep sending in cash. He probably figured he had nothing to lose. Maybe the whole thing would embarrass Paramount into letting him do something (either a whole movie or just some other form of work). Maybe the exposure would indirectly land him some other creative deal. Etc.
There was probably some delusional thinking involved. But simple mistakes and plain old crookedness would cover the majority of it IMO.
Aside from the personal prosecution, he could have reasonably predicted that this whole mess would end up as: He gets a bunch of donated money to play with for a while - he has some fun - he might possibly get some creative project off the ground - at worst he just makes himself a martyr in the eyes of his fans if it gets crushed (after he's been living off the cash for a while). Money and fun to gain, nothing to lose.
If we assume his exposing himself to prosecution (by putting his own name on the script) was just a mistake, then what other delusional behavior does that leave? Pretty much everything else could fall under the realm of convincing the donating fans to keep sending in cash. He probably figured he had nothing to lose. Maybe the whole thing would embarrass Paramount into letting him do something (either a whole movie or just some other form of work). Maybe the exposure would indirectly land him some other creative deal. Etc.
There was probably some delusional thinking involved. But simple mistakes and plain old crookedness would cover the majority of it IMO.
Aside from the personal prosecution, he could have reasonably predicted that this whole mess would end up as: He gets a bunch of donated money to play with for a while - he has some fun - he might possibly get some creative project off the ground - at worst he just makes himself a martyr in the eyes of his fans if it gets crushed (after he's been living off the cash for a while). Money and fun to gain, nothing to lose.
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