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With a possible resolution this week. a lawyer for the national enquirer ceo denies the tablet extorted amazons ceo jeff bazos. bazos posted e-mails from a lawyer for ami which owns the enquirer. the lawyers say bazos should say publicly he had no evidence that its politically motivated. in return they said the inquirer would not publish lewd pictures to and from bazos in its possession. bazos called that blackmail and extortion. on sunday peckers attorney rejected the extortion claim and the ...

Ami. he said no evidence that the coverage is politically motivated. ami chief executive dave pecker is a confidant of president trump. in return, to a ami reporter said that "the national enquirer" would not publish pictures in its possession. speaking on abcs this week, peckers attorney rejected the extortion claim and the so-called saudi angle advanced by bezos. >> its not extortion or blackmail. what happened was the story was given to "the national enquirer" by a reliable source that had gi...

Extortion and blackmail against the enquirer? >> he might if what he is alleging is true and can be proven extortion is not reserved for victimy from the mob threatening your family members unless you pay a certain amount of money. federal law has a much wider view of extortion. anyone who tries to obtain property of fear may be committing extortion. a statement claiming actions were not politically motivated and certainly the use of fear was involved could spell out extortion claim. >> so bezos...

Of what scarborough and brzezinski are alleging? >> some claim maybe there is an extortion claim here. an apology is not really a thing of value so nothing will be really applicable. what this is is a government official lashing out at a news team. if he lashes out about a public figure, like these media figures in question, he might have libel issues. >> theyre pushing back. what are your sources telling you? >> reporter: i spoke to a source earlier this afternoon that said joe scarborough did ...

Gibson claims oksana demanded money for withholding recordings of the conversations. >> its all about my daughter. >> i never threatened him. i walked on $15 million of what he was offering me to wash his hands on domestic violence, sign this agreement. >> reporter: the separated couple battled it out here at los angeles superior court. grigorieva alleged domestic abuse while gibson alleged extortion. both sides filed restraining orders and state officials launched investigations into their clai...

Extortion claim and a separate issue of domestic violence. >> reporter: shortly after the tapes went viral, gibson was dropped from his talent agency william morris endeavor, and what was likely to be billed as a comeback cameo proved yet another setback when gibson was cut from the cast of "the hangover 2". >> the cast got together and said, we dont want to work with him. >> reporter: paul is a leading movie industry analyst. what will it take for him to make a comeback and be the mel gibson of...

>> and then you have a separate issue, a criminal issue, of an extortion claim and a separate issue of domestic violence. >> reporter: shortly after the tapes went viral, gibson was dropped from his talent agency william morris endeavor and what was likely to be billed as a comeback cameo proved yet another setback when gibson was cut from the cast of "the hangover 2". >> the cast got together and said, we dont want to work with him. >> reporter: paul is a leading movie industry analyst. what wi...

most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad at me. >> reporter: -- to "maverick," "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> youre like a genius, you know that. >> can i tell you, buddy, im blessed. >> reporter: but the audiences love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by ...

superstar. >> mel gibson! >> he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. >> an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. >> i feel like a hundred bucks. >> mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad aat me. >> reporter: to "maverick," "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what wom...

winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. >> i feel like a hundred bucks. >> mel gibson is probably the most complicated, fascinating, infewerating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. >> reporter: from "mad max" -- >> dont get mad at me. >> reporter: "to maverick." >> do you really want to jump? >> reporter: "lethal weapon" to "braveheart" he was "what women want" and what men want to be. >> youre like a genius, you know that. >> can i ...