After Bezos, more allegations of intimidation by National Enquirer owner arise

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In the hours after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly accused the National Enquirer's parent company of "extortion and blackmail," several prominent names in journalism and one
Hollywood star alleged the tabloid giant had tried to intimidate or threaten them, too.

The allegations could put even more scrutiny on the company, American Media, and its chief executive, David Pecker, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump. Pecker has been
accused of buying controversial stories about Trump to keep them private — a media industry practice known as "catch and kill."

Investigative journalist Ronan Farrow said in a tweet Thursday night that he and "at least one other prominent journalist" who had reported on the link between the National Enquirer
and Trump received what he characterized as "stop digging or we'll ruin you" blackmail threats from AMI.

Another such accusation comes from Dino Sajudin, a former doorman for one of Trump's buildings in New York City. Sajudin's lawyer, Marc Held, told NBC News in a statement that
Sajudin was threatened by AMI, which he said had paid him $30,000 to keep quiet about a relationship between Trump and a Playboy Playmate.

One notable accusation against AMI came from outside the news industry. The actor Terry Crews tweeted that AMI allegedly tried to "silence" him as well:

[🅱️🅰️LLS. ➿]

If there's one person I would believe it's Terry Crews