Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

nytimes.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

31–40 of 202 posts

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#31

Post by saagarjha »

JimmyAustin wrote: post #19

Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.

> worth 2.5m

You might want to multiply that by three orders of magnitude ;)

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#33

Post by [deleted] »

JimmyAustin wrote: post #19

Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.

[deleted]

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#34

Post by rhegart »

This is actually insane. I know how it’s so wrong, but I’ve always been curious at the inner workings of the behind the scenes things for the elite. It’s like a movie...good on Bezos for not giving in, hopefully we’ll see some justice here. Bad on him for cheating though

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#35

Post by [deleted] »

JimmyAustin wrote: post #19

Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.

[deleted]

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#36

Post by MaupitiBlue »

basil-rash wrote: post #26
TLC555 wrote: post #10

Can someone enlighten me: what is the motivation anyone has to send a di__ pic? Not being rhetorical.

Guys tend to enjoy getting nudes from their SO's. Why would gals be any different?

Because men and women are very different.

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#37

Post by basil-rash »

minimaxir wrote: post #27
TLC555 wrote: post #10

Can someone enlighten me: what is the motivation anyone has to send a di__ pic? Not being rhetorical.

[self-deleted]

Don't confuse that with this. Absolutely nothing wrong/"creepy" about consenting adult parties voluntarily exchanging nudes.

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#38

Post by morpheuskafka »

bokumo wrote: post #14

It appears Jeff Bezos has partially doxed Howard Dylan. In the email he published he removed Dylan's phone number and email address, but the image included, probably as Dylan's signature, clearly shows his phone number and email address.

If your an exec at a media company, it is understood that your (business) phone and email will become widely shared public knowledge. This wasn't even his personal information, but simple a work email and phone that doesn't even belong to him, but to his employer.

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#39

Post by throwaway2048 »

JimmyAustin wrote: post #19

Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.

Not sure that billionaires destroying media outlets is something to be cheered on.

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

#40

Post by logicallee »

rjplatte wrote: post #20
thisisweirdok wrote: post #13

World's richest man uses Medium to post an article? OK.

Where would you post it if you were him?

>Where would you post it if you were him?

Wherever he wants! Anyone will publish his editorial, from the Washington Post to the National Enquirer. well maybe not the national enquirer.

Post reply on HN