If this was from anybody else, I would dismiss it as a speculative conspiracy theory. But it is from Jeff Bezos, and it is based on some expensive ongoing investigatory work.
https://medium.com/@jeffreypbezos/no...r-146e3922310f
A couple of paragraphs from the above linked article written by Bezos..
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.
More...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.
Flashback to January 13, 2019..