John Gotti gave Armand Assante his blessing from prison for TV movie portrayal

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Armand Assante never would have agreed to star in “Gotti,” the 1996 made-for-TV movie, if John Gotti hadn’t told him, “I would be honored to have you play me,” a source said. The Gambino godfather was in prison, but spoke with Assante on a smuggled cellphone, the source told me.