Is Steven Segal the Reincarnation of a Buddhist Mystic?

Hollywood Buddhists who have not been accused of numerous sexual assaults took issue with the announcement that Steven Segal was officially a Buddhist llama. Richard Gere and Tina Turner, both devout Tibetan Buddhists, should in theory venerate Steven Segal for being just a step down from the Dalai Lama himself. But instead, they accused him of having bribed Pinot Rinpoche and other Buddhist llamas into granting him the title. He denies being bribed by Segal; he states that neither I nor any of my monasteries have received or sought any sort of substantial donation from him.