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From left to right: David Pecker, Jeff Bezos, and Donald Trump.
- On Thursday, Jeff Bezos published a bombshell blog post in which he claimed that the National Enquirer was engaging in "extortion and blackmail" over his intimate personal texts and photos.
- It's the latest dramatic development in a feud that started in early January, when Bezos announced that he and wife MacKenzie Bezos were seeking a divorce - shortly before a story in the National Enquirer revealed that the Amazon CEO was having an extramarital affair with former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez.
- The story has only gotten more complicated, as Bezos himself has insinuated that there could have been political motives behind the investigation into his personal life.
- Here's what you need to know about the saga, and how it involves President Donald Trump.