Seagal In Funk Over Monk

Set against a backdrop of general Hollywood lunacy, Steven Seagal's pronouncement back in 1997 that he was the reincarnation of a Tibetan lama raised more than a few eyebrows. Certainly while his fans may have held him to be a living god, the rest of the world had trouble equating the man who in the past has hinted at an association with the CIA with the path of true enlightenment. Now the actor's conversion to Buddhism has brought him to the attention of the law, with a lawsuit from his producing partner. Julius Nasso, who produced several Seagal movies including On Deadly Ground, Under Siege 2 and Fire Down Below, is claiming $60 million in damages after Seagal allegedly pulled out of four planned movies on the word of his spiritual adviser, Mukara. Mukara, it seems, advised Seagal that he wouldn't become a 'tulku' or true incarnation while he still associated or worked with Nasso. A spokesperson for Seagal told Variety that; 'It is shocking that Mr. Nasso would sue Steven Seagal since no monies are owed to him