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The 15 Emmy nominations for the movie include lead actor bids for Michael Douglas, who played Liberace, and Matt Damon, who played Thorson. Deputy District Attorney John Helzer said Thorson, whose real name is Jess Marlow, has been trying to capitalize on his fame since he told arresting officers he couldn't afford the bad publicity of going to jail on charges of stealing a credit card from a motel next door to a Reno strip club last year. "His perception of being a celebrity is his biggest wall. He's not a celebrity. He's a story. It's one of accusation and manipulation and failure," Helzer said. "He should go to prison." Flanagan rejected the prosecution's motion to revoke probation and order Thorson to jail but said it would be his last chance. "I'm not impressed -- I don't think anybody is -- with this so-called celebrity status," the judge said. "You're just like any other addict who has committed a crime against a victim."
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