Ex Israel television personality (for now anyway) Dudu Topaz, appears to be sinking deeper into the quicksand of high profile crime when more names from his ever growing “hit list” were divulged by the police, including ex-wife: Roni Chen. Topaz’s lust for revenge seems to have been so great against Chen, the mother of one of his children, that even her new husband, actor Haim Zinati, was also noted on the list; and word is out that Dudu wanted to use explosives to do them in. When some of Topaz’s close friends were interviewed concerning the new revelations, including his brother Miki Goldenberg, the general response was “This really can’t be – especially concerning the mother of his own child! This guy has simply lost it!”
Other well known personalities on Topaz’s “get even” list included TV news commentator Yoav Gross, TV show hosts Zvika Hadar (who recently rejected Topaz from being a panel judge on the Star is Born musical talent competition, and now calls Topaz “a monster”); as well as Erez Tal and Avri Gilad (both of whom also rejected Topaz from being in their shows). Another name listed in Topaz’s “bank of targets” is Israel Today newspaper editor Amos Regev, who Topaz believed wrote too many unkind words about him.
Topaz is still being held at the Abu Kabir police lockup in south Tel Aviv. His remand order has been extended by another 10 days due to him being regarded as “dangerous to the Public”. For sure Dudu would have been “dangerous” to those noted on his “bank list”, had he and his “employees” not been apprehended before they could carry out any more acts of revenge.
But the order to actually harm his ex-wife must have been simply too much to believe for those who know Topaz personally. “He thought that he sat on ‘Mt. Olympus’ and could do what he wanted to, regarding these acts. He’s not really bad – he’s simply sick” said actress Irit Sheila, a close friend of Topaz.
Topaz’ neighbor, and alleged accomplice, Daniel Zanko, who police think may be involved in a plot to inflict “serious injury” on Ms. Chen and her husband, is also being interrogated by the police.
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