National Enquirer: In ‘good faith’ talks with Jeff Bezos before blackmail claims

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The National Enquirer’s parent company said Friday it was in “good faith” negotiations to resolve issues with Jeff Bezos at the time the Amazon billionaire accused the tabloid of trying to blackmail him.

American Media Inc., or AMI, said it “believes fervently that it acted lawfully in the reporting of the story” of Bezos, who says the company threatened to publish embarrassing photos of him unless he stopped trying to find out how the tabloid obtained salacious text messages between him and his mistress.

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