WASHINGTON—An attorney for the chief executive of American Media Inc. said Sunday that the parent company of the National Enquirer hadn’t engaged in extortion and blackmail of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, countering allegations that the publisher tried to pressure the technology executive with the release of embarrassing photos. Elkan Abramowitz, appearing on ABC News’ “This Week,” said, “It absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail,” adding that the information had been provided to the National Enquirer by a “reliable source”...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 10, 2019 19:07 UTC