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Major Hollywood and technology investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been freed from detention by the Saudi government. He had been held since November on somewhat nebulous corruption charges, along with several other prominent Saudi royalty and business people. Alwaleed bin Talal and his fellow detainees weren’t…

Hollywood and technology investor Prince al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia holds a potential “get out of jail” card — but it’s not free. The prince, who has been held in detention since his November arrest on hazy corruption charges along with dozens of other Saudi royals, reportedly can pay a $6 billion fine…