Checking In
May, 1981
Playboy: Did you feel that Raging Bull represented you fairly and accurately?La Motta: I felt it was accurate, but I was shocked. I mean, the greatest parts, the fights, the middleweight championship, I felt good about. The parts that made me sad were when Vickie left me and when I was broke and I took the jewels out of my championship belt so that I could sell them.Playboy: You were selling the jewels to hire an attorney to beat a Florida morals rap. How much did you get for them?La Motta: I th...
