Michael Avenatti is facing serious federal charges in an attempted shakedown of sneaker giant Nike. Avenatti was arrested on Monday and charged with attempting to extort $20 million from Nike.
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Jeff Bezos is taking his battle with the National Enquirer to the court of public opinion. The world's richest man is accusing President Trump's friends at the National Enquirer of blackmail and extortion after the tabloid informed him "we've got your nudes."
One of Bill Cosby's attorneys is investigating how The NY Times obtained copies of Cosby's 2005 deposition that were supposed to be confidential.
Actor Terrence Howard's success in Fox TV's hip hop soap opera Empire has been bittersweet. Howard's wife Michelle Ghent has reportedly renewed her threats to leak naked pics and videos of him if he doesn't cough up more spousal support.
By now you've seen the tasteless photos of elderly Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones cavorting with women young enough to be his granddaughters. The photos are all over the Internet if you haven't seen them yet.
A shady record label intern who somehow got his hands on a collection of Jay Z master recordings worth an estimated $30 million demanded $110,000 from Jay Z to get the recordings back.
