In the blog post published Thursday, Bezos CEO accused AMI, the tabloid's publisher, of blackmail and extortion. He claimed that AMI asked him to publicly deny any political motivation in its coverage of his divorce.
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Saturday, February 9, 2019
In the blog post published Thursday, Bezos CEO accused AMI, the tabloid's publisher, of blackmail and extortion. He claimed that AMI asked him to publicly deny any political motivation in its coverage of his divorce.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg Says A Real Estate Developer Is Trying To Extort Him
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| Mark Zuckerberg Source: The New Yorker |
A man who owned the rights to buy the property behind Mark Zuckerberg's house is suing the Facebook founder for failing to live up to his promises. Zuckerberg's lawyers are calling it extortion.
Mircea Voskerician, a real estate developer who had owned the rights to property adjoining Zuckerberg's backyard in 2012, had planned to start construction on a new mansion, according to court documents. Instead, Voskerician offered to sell his interest in the land so the Facebook (FB,Tech30) CEO could gain more privacy.
Zuckerberg opted to buy the rights, offering about $250,000. Voskerician rejected that deal. After receiving a $4.3 million offer from another developer, Voskerician met with Zuckerberg's financial advisors.
Read the full story: www.money.cnn.com
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