NEW YORK — A New York state judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Apollo Global Management Inc billionaire co-founder Leon Black of defaming a woman by falsely claiming she tried to extort him after accusing him of rape. Black left Apollo in 2021. A New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit against Apollo Global Management Inc. co-founder Leon Black by a rape accuser. “From the very beginning, I’ve made clear that Ms. Ganieva’s allegations against me were false,” Black said in a statement. Susan Estrich, a lawyer for Black, in an interview following Cohen’s decision said Pierson’s lawsuit, like Ganieva’s, had no merit and “will likely be dismissed.”

Source: Forbes May 25, 2023 01:05 UTC