Jeff Bezos is demanding $ 1.7 million from his girlfriend’s brother to cover legal fees raised by the second richest man in the world to successfully defend a defamation lawsuit.
Lauren Sanchez’s brother, Michael Sanchez, denied Bezos and his security adviser Gavin de Becker, saying they disrespected him by telling reporters that Michael had been a source of nude photos of Bezos last released to the National Auditor. The case was dismissed because Michael Sanchez’s only evidence was that he heard that from reporters.
Michael Sanchez betrayed his sister and Bezos by selling the private communication to the tabloid for $ 200,000 and then doubling down by filing a lawsuit, which was intended to harass Bezos into a settlement “by threatens public detection and disclosure of private matters, ”Bezos said, netting. worth $ 193 billion, he said in his application filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
“Mr. Bezos ’tax demand is even more grotesque, on many levels,” Tom Warren, a lawyer for Michael Sanchez, said in an email.
A California state judge in November dismissed Sanchez’s lawsuit under state law that allows for the dismissal of an unfounded lawsuit over protected language. Under the anti-Slapp legislation, the current defendant has the right to reimburse legal costs with the complaint.
Bezos went public in 2019 with what he said was a ripped attempt by the National Enquirer. He said they had threatened to reveal more details about his relationship with Lauren Sanchez as well as reveal photos if he did not stop investigating what prompted a January 2019 revelation about their relationship while Bezos was still married to Mackenzie. Scott. They separated in 2019.
The case of Sanchez v. Bezos, 20ST-cv-04212, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County.