Tag: extortion

Avenatti Released On $300K Bond, Quickly Violates Judge’s Gag Order, Says R. Kelly Accusers Are Lying

High profile attorney Michael Avenatti was freed on $300K bond late Monday night, hours after he was arrested and charged with wire fraud and...

Mark Geragos is Michael Avenatti’s alleged co-conspirator in Nike extortion case

CNN analyst Mark Geragos is the alleged unnamed co-conspirator in the indictment filed against cantankerous lawyer Michael Avenatti in a New York federal court...

Michael Avenatti Charged with Extortion in $20M Shakedown of Nike

Michael Avenatti is facing serious federal charges in an attempted shakedown of sneaker giant Nike. Avenatti was arrested on Monday and charged with attempting...

Jeff Bezos Accuses Trump’s friends at National Enquirer of extortion and blackmail for threatening to expose his nudes

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...

Trump lawyer reportedly paid $130K to woman to buy her silence

President Donald Trump's lawyer reportedly paid a former porn star $130,000 to keep quiet about a consensual intimate encounter they had in 2006....

Woman in Kevin Hart tape: ‘I am not an extortionist’

The woman behind Kevin Hart's cheating scandal retained celebrity attorney Lisa Bloom. Bloom held a news conference on Wednesday in Los Angeles, where Montia...