'Entourage' Creator Doug Ellin Says 'Billions' Execs Can 'Burn In Hell,' Claims TV Show Was His Idea & He Was Cut Out Of Lucrative Deal
Oct. 7 2021, Published 7:00 p.m. ET
The creator of Entourage has a bone to pick with the writers who ended up selling the Showtime drama Billions — they can "burn in hell."
According to Doug Ellin, the creators of the successful TV series took his idea after he enlisted their help to make a show about hedge funds.
Speaking out about the ordeal on his podcast Hollywood Wayz, Ellin didn't hold back, giving an uncensored version of what he claims went down.
In a preview of the upcoming episode obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, the man who rose to fame for his genius HBO series alleges two of his friends backstabbed him by using his idea and cutting him out of the lucrative deal.
Calling their actions the most "low rent, lowlife s--t" that can possibly be done, Ellin refrains from naming names. He does, however, give one giant clue when he claims they wrote the beloved '90s drama Rounders.
We'll let you figure that out.
Ellin says when Entourage was getting ready to wrap up, he already had an idea for the next best thing — a show about hedge funds.