Mobster Seeks New Career in Writing

After being released from prison in December, the infamous mobster John Jr. Gotti says he's done with crime, and he’ll try his hand at writing. The NY Daily News reported that at a celebratory dinner with lawyers in Long Island he mourned the hardships of his mafia upbringing and announced his plans for a brighter future. "Trials. Properties are gone. Lost houses. Children in counseling," Gotti said. "I want to try my hand at writing. I want to write about facts—possibly true crime." He also revealed that he’s planning to quit the big apple and head south to Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas. "I think it's better for everybody if I just do move on. Out of sight. Out of mind."

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By Sabrina Jaszi in News on January 16, 2010 11:37 AM

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S.K.

Perhaps Teflon Son can make a cameo on Jersey Shore.

NannyState

Now if he'd go to the chalkboard and write "I won't kill any more no-good fucking rats" a 1000 times...

Snoopy

You are showing your age Nannystate. For that you have to stay after school and pound the chalk board erasers before mother superior Claire for an hour. After that you must do two Hail Mary's an act of contrition and visit father Bruce in the sanctuary.

Snoopy

It's a shame they canceled that series "Growing up Getty," it had such a nice family hereditary touch to it.

just saying

"Gotti"

(but "Growing up Getty" is undoubtedly the more interesting story)

inoyourider

He got one thing right:

"I think it's better for everybody if I just do move on. Out of sight. Out of mind."

Good riddance, scumbag.

Snoopy

As his mother Victoria said, "He was such a good kid growing up. He was turning his life around and he was an aspiring mobster before all this happened."

longacre

Since Christopher Moltisanti isn't around anymore, I hope Mr. Gotti can write the long awaited sequel to Cleaver.

theevilone

I can see potential publishers lining up. Get a ghostwriter and call it a day. People would read what they would believe to a roman a clef from Gotti. Hell, if The Devil Wears Prada can be a bestseller, a Gotti book would be yoooooge.

hotstepper

god, i can see a potential publisher prepping him for the book:

"they're letters. you string them together to make words. put them in a row and you've got yourself a sentence."

NYT Best Seller list here comes The Gotti!