Article snippet: Amazon CEO and The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Thursday accused the company that publishes the National Enquirer of blackmailing him over a series of revealing photos the tabloid allegedly obtained. "Rather than capitulate to extortion and blackmail, I’ve decided to publish exactly what [American Media Inc. (AMI)] sent me, despite the personal cost and embarrassment they threaten," Bezos wrote in a lengthy Medium post. Bezos said AMI, which owns the National Enquirer and other publications, had obtained revealing text messages and photos tied to him, including what was referred to in an email exchange as a "d*ck pick." The exchange came not long after the Enquirer had published text messages shared between Bezos and his mistress, which led Bezos to commission an investigation into how the tabloid acquired them. According to Bezos, news of the investigation infuriated AMI chief David Pecker, whose close ties to MORE have led to scrutiny over his role in the payments between Trump's team and multiple women who say they had affairs with Trump. Bezos also suggested in his blog post that The Washington Post's coverage of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has upset Pecker. Bezos said he and his lawyer "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." The Amazon CEO said the company threatened to publish the new photos and text mes... Link to the full article to read more