Italian Real Estate Agent the Inspiration Behind Christian Grey?

But that didn't stop a group of Swiss women even founding a fan club. "When they told me I couldn't believe my ears. I started receiving lots of indecent proposals on my work mail," he added.

"At times it can be pretty annoying. I don't like gossip and showbiz, I'm a businessman, that's what I do for a living and it is my main purpose in life."

Regardless, Proto did grab himself a copy of the novel, but couldn't read more than the first few pages. "I started reading it because I was curious to know what the press was writing about me, but I quit after a few pages," he said. "It's really not my thing. I think it was a well planned marketing operation though. Huge one. But that's it."

Proto was reportedly arrested on Valentine's Day last year on charges of manipulating the financial market. Granted parole, it will be served up on Valentine's Day 2015, the same time time Fifty Shades of Grey hits theaters.

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