The playboy friend to the stars who lavished A-listers with gifts 'paid for millions he embezzled': How Jho Low rubbed shoulders with showbiz elite, 'dated' Miranda Kerr…and is now a fugitive from justice

For a long time, it was a mystery how Jho Low – a rather unassuming Malaysian businessman – became ingratiated with some of the biggest names in showbusiness.

However, when it was revealed that he was lavishing them with gifts, funding their projects and inviting them to Great Gatsby-esque parties across the globe, it became easier to understand why stars kept him around.

Instead, the mystery became how it was that Low could afford his free-spending lifestyle. There was one answer to this…