Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly accused National Enquirer publisher David Pecker of blackmail and extortion, alleging that the company’s coverage of him has been politically motivated. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains why his claims are making headlines. Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesJeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc., accused National Enquirer’s publisher of trying to blackmail him by threatening to release embarrassing photos, escalating a fight that began with the tabloid’s revelations of his alleged extramarital affair. In a lengthy post on the web platform Medium, Mr. Bezos alleges that American Media Inc. demanded that he call off investigators he brought in to determine how the Enquirer obtained his personal text messages for the initial article it published and whether it had untoward motives...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 08, 2019 14:35 UTC