It appears that Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and one of the richest people in the world, "outrightly lied in the past months" following the scandal that led his wife to file for divorce. After the book "Amazon Unbound," published by Bloomberg News recently, claimed to reveal "the hidden story of Bezos' victory over tabloid newspapers," the Wall Street Journal cast doubt on this victory mentioned in the book.
The Journal asserted that "Amazon Unbound," authored by Bloomberg reporter Brad Stone, provided evidence supporting what the National Enquirer had published, adding that the story released by the tabloid two years ago regarding Bezos' extramarital relationship with a married helicopter pilot was factual, credible, and sourced reliably.
Furthermore, the Wall Street Journal went further, stating that "Bezos outright lied and was clearly deceitful in the counter-narrative he promoted, claiming he was politically targeted due to his ownership of the Washington Post." It noted that his assertion of being a victim of a political hit orchestrated by former President Donald Trump's administration was proven to be false. The report indicated that there were strong indicators with Bezos and his advisors proving that the real source of the leak was not an international or Saudi entity listening in on his phone.
The American newspaper also reported that his girlfriend's brother was a "Hollywood agent (..) and if Bezos had not shared the intimate texts with him, he at least knew that his mistress had done so." However, Bezos' hesitation to confront his girlfriend demonstrated, according to the newspaper, his intent to deceive, as he began to promote an alternative narrative about the hacking of his phone.
The Journal pointed out that The Enquirer did not attempt to extort Bezos, as he claimed, referencing the deceitful case brought by a hired consulting firm and the quiet collapse of the U.S. Attorney's investigation.
According to the Wall Street Journal, "Bezos' most significant lie was his claim that his position and ownership of the Washington Post made him a political target." The American newspaper added that "the Amazon founder (who owns the paper) promoted a false story for his benefit, while most U.S. media stopped believing or acknowledging Bezos' unsupported claims about the Saudis, yet neglected the issue of investigating or reporting on the behavior of the owner of the Washington Post, which should have been central (to Bezos' false promotion) in itself."
It is noted that after the publication of photographs of him and his mistress by the National Enquirer two years ago, Bezos promoted the narrative that the Trump administration was targeting him politically and hinted at his phone being hacked by pirates, despite the fact that his mistress's brother was the one who leaked the photos to the tabloid focused on celebrity scandals. This scandal led to the collapse of Bezos' 25-year marriage to his wife, MacKenzie Scott.
