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Is that illegal? >> i have to say, i don't know the answer to that. it certainly has the feel of blackmail and extortion, but in a journalistic context, i'm not sure prosecutors would proceed with a case like this. they certainly would want to know more facts about what went on. they would want to certainly hear ami's side of the story as well, but let's be clear. it's totally shabby and disgraceful journalistic practice to say we want you to write what we tell you to write or we're going to release these embarrassing photos. that is not the way response, decent journalists behave. but is it a...

Owned, was going to print false information about us. we were exercising our rights as journalists to try to persuade them to write correct information about us. i'm not saying that's true, but i'm saying that's the argument, and it is true that this is different from a traditional extortion case. a traditional extortion case is give me a million dollars or i'll till you. this is a different scenario. i'm not saying it is or isn't a crime. i'm just saying, i would certainly want to learn more facts before i, as a prosecutor, would want too bring this case. >> one of the interesting things that...