Updated Feb. 8 at 2:45 p.m. ET
Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is accusing American Media Inc., parent company of the National Enquirer, of extortion, saying it threatened to publish potentially embarrassing personal photos of him if he did not stop an investigation into how the tabloid obtained other private photos and texts of him and his girlfriend.
AMI denies the accusation, saying it did not break the law and had engaged “in good faith negotiations to resolve all matters” with Bezos related to its recent reporting on the billionaire’s extramarital affair.
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