Discussion: Bezos Probe Concludes Mistress' Brother was Enquirer Source

system1 · February 12, 2019, 1:39am

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rascal_crone · February 12, 2019, 1:48am

I call final use of the word ‘probe’ unless the journalist is talking about :

NASA
Medical procedures

at least until 2020. investigates, explores, researches, seeks…something

read2much · February 12, 2019, 1:55am

How can some one like Bezos be as dumb as trump? How could Bezos be attracted to a plastic sex doll? SMH

craigm · February 12, 2019, 3:26am

Coupled with the interview Michael Sanchez gave to FOX News yesterday, I wonder if this was actually a typical National Enquirer “Mutt and Jeff” routine gone bad — Sanchez steals the photos and sends them to the Enquirer, then offers to “negotiate” between the tabloid and Bezos for soft-pedaled coverage in exchange for an exclusive interview (similar to what they did with Cosby), with Sanchez receiving some unspecified payout. Instead, Bezos goes ballistic, connecting it to the ongoing attacks on the WaPo by Trump and KSA, and blows the whole scam sky-high, taking down the Enquirer’s con game. There would be some poetic justice in that…

surge · February 12, 2019, 3:27am

Sure he did, but who helped him? I don’t buy that this lone nutjob he conceived and executed this elaborate scheme to set-up and catch Bezos with his pants down. How do you say kompromat in arabic?

thomasmatthew · February 12, 2019, 5:18am

First, it seems odd for middle aged siblings to have legitimate access to one another’s phone, or to go around hacking their phone.

Second, if we take AMI’s word, he has been providing them info for SEVEN YEARS!?! About what, his sister? Or did Bezos make the mistake of having an affair with the sister of a sleaze merchant? Or was Lauren a honeytrap?!!

bressyone · February 12, 2019, 6:20am

This should make Thanksgiving dinners rather awkward for the next few decades.

joyceh · February 12, 2019, 9:34am

So! Did this Sanchez guy just totally go all Linda Tripp on his own sister as a favor to his great god-king Trump? OR was sis in on it all along, and they were doing the exact same thing that got Kushner’s daddy a couple years in the slammer?

Enquiring minds want to know!

jacksonhts · February 12, 2019, 10:19am

In a Jan. 31 tweet, he said without evidence that Bezos’ longtime security consultant, Gavin de Becker, who is leading the private investigation, “spreads fake, unhinged conservative conspiracy theories.”

Unlike David de Pecker.

jacksonhts · February 12, 2019, 10:20am

The Mueller Probe.

breilly44 · February 12, 2019, 11:39am

I think that if my sister was dating the richest man in the world, I would try to stay on his good side. But, that’s just me.

jacksonhts · February 12, 2019, 2:28pm

This is probably revenge for getting nothing out of the relationship. Other than some smug grins from the smuggest man on earth.

forcryinoutloud · February 12, 2019, 2:31pm

I’m really glad I’m not the only one now wondering whether the sister was in on it. What finally clinched my suspicions was learning that her brother is her manager. Why didn’t she fire his a55 immediately? Either he’s the biggest idiot in the world (besides Hair Furor) for biting the hand(s) that feed him, or there’s more to this story and she’s likely involved.

rascal_crone · February 12, 2019, 2:47pm

I still prefer the term ‘investigation’ or ‘inquiry’, although that’s a bit too soft

referen · February 12, 2019, 3:17pm

I agree with you. Michael Sanchez has stated that his sister is his “best friend.” It’s becoming apparent that, despite all the so-called jobs he claims to have, he probably makes his living by selling dirt on celebrities to the National Enquirer and other celebrity gossip rags. He’s omni-present on Twitter, defending Trump for even the silliest of slights. His “best friend” sister must certainly have been in on the plan all along.

However, that doesn’t explain why Pecker went ballistic over Bezos having Gavin de Becker investigate the matter. Surely it wasn’t to protect Michael Sanchez. I’m wondering if Sanchez was responsible for giving the text messages to Pecker/AMI/National Enquirer, but that the photos came from another source. . . like maybe MBS’s intelligence service?

forcryinoutloud · February 12, 2019, 4:14pm

Filed under ‘Things that make you go, “Hmmmm…”’

Here’s an interesting tidbit from Fox News, of all sources: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-claims-bezos-lover-showed-photos-and-texts-to-friends?ref=home

paul_lukasiak · February 12, 2019, 4:23pm

Lauren is/was a TV personality, and Michael is her manager. in other words, they probably interact far more than your average middle aged siblings…

paul_lukasiak · February 12, 2019, 4:32pm

this looks like misdirection to me – the details of the story make it clear that there is no suggestion that the pics Lauren shared were “intimate”.

forcryinoutloud · February 12, 2019, 5:04pm

Good point. I guess we’ll find out eventually.

losamigos · February 12, 2019, 7:44pm

Bezos is an idiot for sending nude or semi-nude photos over the phone (kids, don’t try this at home!).

Bezos is an idiot for dating a woman whose brother and manager is a Trump acolyte, and friends with other nutcases Stone and Page, and assuming nothing would happen.

Bezos is an idiot if he is not doing even a perfunctory background check of his friends and associates.

Other than that, Bezos writes a good blog, I subscribe to WaPo, and I have to buy something on Amazon.