No Thank you, Mr Pecker by Jeff Bezos

[octoberlib]

Something unusual happened to me yesterday. Actually, for me it wasn’t just unusual — it was a first. I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse. Or at least that’s what the top people at the National Enquirer thought. I’m glad they thought that, because it emboldened them to put it all in writing. Rather than capitulate to extortion and blackmail, I’ve decided to publish exactly what they sent me, despite the personal cost and embarrassment they threaten.

AMI, the owner of the National Enquirer, led by David Pecker, recently entered into an immunity deal with the Department of Justice related to their role in the so-called “Catch and Kill” process on behalf of President Trump and his election campaign. Mr. Pecker and his company have also been investigated for various actions they’ve taken on behalf of the Saudi Government.

I didn’t know much about most of that a few weeks ago when intimate texts messages from me were published in the National Enquirer. I engaged investigators to learn how those texts were obtained, and to determine the motives for the many unusual actions taken by the Enquirer. As it turns out, there are now several independent investigations looking into this matter.

Back to the story: Several days ago, an AMI leader advised us that Mr. Pecker is “apoplectic” about our investigation. For reasons still to be better understood, the Saudi angle seems to hit a particularly sensitive nerve.A few days after hearing about Mr. Pecker’s apoplexy, we were approached, verbally at first, with an offer. They said they had more of my text messages and photos that they would publish if we didn’t stop our investigation.

https://medium.com/jeffreypbezos/no-thank-you-mr-pecker-146e3922310f



Letters from the National Enquirer are included in Bezos' post.

[tblue37]

1. Remove the @ from your link so it will go to the article rather than the Medium homepage,

where the relevant article is undiscoverable.

[octoberlib]

2. Will do.

[malaise]

3. I hope Bezos destroys them once and for all

Rec

[octoberlib]

4. If anybody can do it, he can. Unlike Trump, he's not interested in playing their game.

[onecaliberal]

23. That would be sweet.

[Cha]

5. Wow.. good for Bezos

confronting Mr Pecker head on.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Thank you, Mr. Bezos.

Exposing their dirty tricks is patriotic and a damned good story for the Post's front page.

[appal_jack]

7. I have no love for Bezos

Union-busting billionaires need to wake up and smell the coffee before guillotines reduce their caffeine habit once and for all as far as I can tell from the direction of late capitalism USA.

But the enemy of my enemies can fuck some shit up when it's a billionaire against the Gropenfuhrer, the Saudis, and fascism-enabling rags like the Enquirer, so I'mma just stand back and watch the fireworks.

-app

[malaise]

11. Ditto n/t

[DemocracyMouse]

29. Ditto twice, and thrice for the spice, Apple Jack!

[hunter]

8. AMI just ended themselves.

I expect some really good pecker jokes out of this.

[orleans]

31. ...

the little prick, pecker, loses his ass over dick pics

(not really a good joke--more like a play on words i guess)

[PCPrincess]

32. Impossible Not To!

In fact, I've already replied to Mr. Bezos on Medium making note of the fact that a company with a CEO named Mr. Pecker sent 'OFFICIAL' correspondence containing the term: 'd*ck pick'.

Too good.

[ecstatic]

9. I hope the rethug asshats who are currently being blackmailed

see this and understand that THAT is how you respond to blackmail. Bezos 1, Enquirer 0.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

10. K&R The Bezos post is a very interesting and detailed read.

I don't know Extortion or Blackmail law, but the folks at National Enquirer seem to look like ducks, quack like ducks, walk like ducks...

and talk like Individual 1.

Hope they get nailed.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R

[GulfCoast66]

13. These people are fucking idiots.

It truly will be Stupid Watergate.

Like a few Dick Pics will bother Bezos?

Looks like the Washington Post just got armored up like no other newspaper in the nation.

I look for him to own the enquirer soon. And hopefully shut it down.

That said, no Bezos fan nor fan of billionaires owning papers. Think if Pecker owned the Post.

[samnsara]

14. gotta love him or hate him...

...either way, well done!

[Dem2theMax]

15. Wow!

What a way to take control.

[calimary]

16. As a friend of ours used to say: "holy fuckin' fuck-fuck!"

I don’t ordinarily go in for popcorn, but...

[Demonaut]

17. threats of exposure...this is how the trump empire works

[shanti]

18. Fun fact

Bezos's new girlfriend's brother is a big Trumper.

[PeeJ52]

19. Maybe it's not too wise to try to blackmail the richest guy in the world...

He's about to lose half his wealth anyway and that doesn't even bother him...

[Mr.Bill]

20. The guy that tried to blackmail David Letterman some years ago

went to jail. Letterman publicly owned up to an affair, then went to the DA who prosecuted the guy.

[Honeycombe8]

25. I remember that. That's how you handle blackmailers.

Will Pecker be charged? Or did he handle it in such a way that he escapes prosecution.

[enid602]

21. Ironic

So many oligarchs with pecker problems these day.

[ismnotwasm]

22. Ho-ly Shit

Bezos isn’t messing around one bit

[Honeycombe8]

24. I guess that's how Bezos got to be where he is. He knows how to manage things.

He handled this correctly. You don't give in to blackmail.

I wonder if Trump is behind this. Or if Pecker did this on his own to curry favor with Trump, in lieu of Pecker's legal troubles.

The hubris for Pecker to pull this stunt while he's in the midst of legal troubles.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

26. Never get in a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel.

Last edited Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:05 PM - Edit history (1)

{Edited}

Here's the background on that (sort of) quote:

I Never Argue with a Man Who Buys Ink by the Barrel

[Fuzzpope]

27. Holy frak.

This is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen.

Jeff is smart, he knows that he’s way too ugly for ppl to give a crap what his donger looks like.

Saudi connections, on the other hand...

National Enquirer finally met its match, holy shit.

[barbtries]

28. ok i read the whole article.

no actual dick pic described. pictures taken between 2 people evidently in a relationship. Maybe Bezos was still married at the time which is perhaps despicable but has no bearing on his business acumen.

i hope AMI is irreparably injured. fucking creeps.

[Gothmog]

30. This stunt may void AMI!s non prosecution agreement

Link to tweet

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