Did Steven Seagal pay a private eye to threaten a Los Angeles Times reporter who was investigating the action star's alleged ties to the Mafia? Seagal insists he didn't, but according to an FBI informant, the actor hired celeb detective Anthony Pellicano (who in turn hired ex-con Alexander Proctor) to intimidate journalist Anita Busch. "This is part of an unrelenting campaign to disparage Mr. Seagal and reads like a bad screenplay," Seagal's attorney, Martin R. Pollner, told The Associated Press. Pellicano was jailed Thursday on unrelated weapons charges.