FOCUS: Ronan Farrow Says National Enquirer Attempted to Blackmail Him for Reporting on Trump

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FOCUS: Ronan Farrow Says National Enquirer Attempted to Blackmail Him for Reporting on Trump 

Liza Hearon, Reader Supported News 

Ronan Farrow

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I and at least one other prominent journalist involved in breaking stories about the National Enquirer’s arrangement with Trump fielded similar “stop digging or we’ll ruin you” blackmail efforts from AMI. (I did not engage as I don’t cut deals with subjects of ongoing reporting.)

Jeff Bezos

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I’ve written a post about developments with the National Enquirer and its parent company, AMI. You can find it here: https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146e3922310f …

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Hearon writes: "Journalist Ronan Farrow said tabloid publisher American Media Inc. sent him blackmail threats over his reporting on President Donald Trump and the National Enquirer."
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