The AchieVer Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer is threatening to publish his nude photos A bombshell personal blog post from the world’s richest man Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has published an astonishing personal blog post on the platform Medium detailing what he claims is extortion and blackmail on behalf of the tabloid National Enquirer. In a post titled “No thank you, Mr. Pecker,” Bezos claims he’s being threatened with the publication of nude photos of him and suggestive photos of Lauren Sanchez, the news anchor and reporter with whom Bezos was having an affair. That is, unless he agrees to publicly make a statement downplaying the motivations behind National Enquirer parent company American Media Inc.’s investigation into his personal life, by saying the company was never “politically motivated or influenced by political forces.” National Enquirer first detailed Bezos’ affair, which led to the dissolution of his marriage to MacKenzie Bezos, last month. What could “political forces” have to do with Jeff Bezos’ love life? AMI is at the center of an ongoing legal controversy involving President Donald Trump over the practice of “catch and kill,” where a publication buys the exclusive rights to incriminating information about someone and purposefully prevents it from becoming news, through non-disclosure agreements and other legal techniques, to avoid it ever getting out — shielding a person, in that case Trump, from damaging stories. (Through court documents, AMI was found to have used the “catch and kill” tactic to kill a story about Trump’s alleged affair with a woman prior to his presidential campaign by paying $150,000 for exclusivity on it. AMI CEO David Pecker, a close friend of Trump’s, was allegedly then rewarded for this and other support during Trump’s campaignwith a White House dinner invitation for Pecker and someone close to the royal family of Saudi Arabia, where Pecker was pursuing business deals and looking for acquisition financing.) AMI allegedly approached Bezos after learning he had been conducting his own private investigation into how National Enquirer obtained his text message. Lawyers for the company tried to persuade Bezos into shutting the investigation down because of the likelihood it may lead to more damning revelations about AMI’s “catch and kill” tactics and its political ties to Trump and other world leaders, Bezos claims in the Medium post. “If your client agrees to cease and desist such defamatory behavior, we are willing to engage in constructive conversations regarding the texts and photos which we have in our possession,” read one of the emails sent to the legal team of Bezos’ private investigation. The photos in question include a “full-length body selfie of Mr. Bezos wearing just a pair of tight black boxer-briefs or trunks,” and a “naked selfie in a bathroom... wearing nothing but a white towel,” among others including an explicit dick pic. The full photo rundown came from a threatening email sent to the attorney of Gavin de Becker, the well-known security consultant Bezos hired to run the private investigation, penned by none other than the Dylan Howard, the chief content officer of AMI. (In late 2017, Howard was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct during his years at AMI and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, referred to himself around the office by the nickname “dildo.”) Here’s the full, seven-point extortion attempt from Jon Fine, AMI’s current deputy legal counsel and, coincidentally, a former Amazon lawyer who worked at the company for 9 years: “Well, that [the email] got my attention. But not in the way they likely hoped. Any personal embarrassment AMI could cause me takes a back seat because there’s a much more important matter involved here. If in my position I can’t stand up to this kind of extortion, how many people can?,” Bezos writes. “In the AMI letters I’m making public, you will see the precise details of their extortionate proposal: they will publish the personal photos unless Gavin de Becker and I make the specific false public statement to the press,” he goes on. “Be assured, no real journalists ever propose anything like what is happening here... Nothing I might write here could tell theNational Enquirer story as eloquently as their own words below.” “These communications cement AMI’s long-earned reputation for weaponizing journalistic privileges, hiding behind important protections, and ignoring the tenets and purpose of true journalism,” he adds. “Of course I don’t want personal photos published, but I also won’t participate in their well-known practice of blackmail, political favors, political attacks, and corruption. I prefer to stand up, roll this log over, and see what crawls out.” Amazon and representatives for AMI didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 So, he is naked and what? He is not the first or the last. If i were in his position they can published whatever they wanted. He is not running for any elected position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 @vitorioyou are missing the point, the guy running the national enquirer has been running interference for the man who just happens to be the president of the USA, AND HAS DONE SO FOR DECADES . Even before he was into politics. that is what the story is here. No matter what side of the political fence you happen to be on this might become a 3 ring circus act with clowns and rampaging lions and tigers, meaning some people are gonna get hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 That is the beauty of the democracy no matter what position you occupy you are in a constant scrutiny by others. Of course every body is going to take a side, depending on his/her personal view. It may looks sadly but that is my opinion so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogs Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Every body is guilty, they always extort money from common people. They never complain about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr3dL0x Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Who wants to see Jeff naked? Surely not I! There is not enough ganja in the world to sway me on this. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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