Bezos said that he was under blackmail of the publication of his candid photos

Billionaire and founder Jeff Bezos was accused of blackmail by the American Media Inc. (AMI) of the National Enquirer newspaper. He said he was threatened with publishing his personal photos. According to ArsTechnica

Bezos explained that he had received a letter from representatives of the farm indicating that the National Enquirer had provocative photographs on which he is depicted with a woman who, according to the publication, is his mistress. 19659002] A scandalous story began after a few weeks before, the National Enquirer, against the backdrop of the Bezos divorce news, published text messages that, in the opinion of the publication, proved that the billionaire had a mistress is led by Lauren Sanchez.

With that, Bezos ordered to make a difference how the newspaper was able to get the message across. In response, the billionaire received a warning from the AMI that, if the investigation was not stopped, National Enquirer would issue 10 open seals, Bezosa and Sanchez.

The next day, the businessman received another letter asking his lawyer, Gavin de Becker, to make a public statement. AMI was "not motivated by politics or influenced by political forces" when publishing documents on Bezos.

The founder of Amazon also pointed out that the newspaper's chief editor to publication David Pekker had been the subject of an investigation into their relations with the governor. The House of Saudi Arabia and the US Department of Justice control AMI from Donald Trump's election campaign in 2016. The publication indicates that Pecker and AMI have reached a preliminary agreement to the investigation, under which they agreed to disclose all necessary information.