{"id":391113,"date":"2022-01-08T01:03:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T22:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/leon-blacks-rape-accuser-seeks-to-dismiss-billionaires-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T01:03:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T22:03:07","slug":"leon-blacks-rape-accuser-seeks-to-dismiss-billionaires-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leon-blacks-rape-accuser-seeks-to-dismiss-billionaires-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Leon Black&#8217;s rape accuser seeks to dismiss billionaire&#8217;s lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Leon Black&#8217;s rape accuser seeks to dismiss billionaire&#8217;s lawsuit<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former model accusing\u00a0Leon\u00a0Black\u00a0of rape asked a US judge on Friday to dismiss the billionaire investor\u2019s defamation and racketeering conspiracy lawsuit against her and her law firm, as she pursues a separate lawsuit over the rape claim.<\/p>\n<p>In a Manhattan federal court filing, Guzel Ganieva accused the former Apollo Global Management Inc chief executive of trying to drive a \u201cwedge\u201d between her and Wigdor LLP by suing, four months after she sued him in a New York state court.<\/p>\n<p>Black\u00a0had accused Ganieva and the law firm of engaging in a \u201ccriminal enterprise\u201d where they employed an unnamed financing source and public relations representatives to extort him and destroy his reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old has also strongly denied  Ganieva\u2019s claims, including that he tried to arrange a sexual encounter between her and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In seeking a dismissal of\u00a0Black\u2019s claims, Ganieva and the Wigdor law firm denied conspiring against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply put, there are no \u2018funders\u2019 or \u2018flacks,&#8217;\u201d the law firm said, using a term for PR representatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Guzel Ganieva \" class=\"wp-image-20756333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Guzel Ganieva is asking a court to dismiss Leon Black\u2019s defamation lawsuit against her that was filed in response to her lawsuit against him that accused him of rape. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">A SCOTT\/PatrickMcMullan.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Susan Estrich, a lawyer for\u00a0Black, in an interview on Friday said\u00a0Black\u00a0had offered \u201cincontrovertible evidence\u201d against Ganieva\u2019s claims, and her \u201cscurrilous claims have no purpose other than to humiliate and embarrass Mr.\u00a0Black\u00a0with lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both lawsuits stem from a relationship between Ganieva and the married\u00a0Black\u00a0from 2008 to 2014, and which\u00a0Black\u00a0has called consensual but \u201cregrettable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ganieva has accused\u00a0Black\u00a0of forcing her to sign a nondisclosure agreement, and defaming her by claiming she tried to extort him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein photo on a giant screeen under the label U.S. v. Jeffrey Epstein as prosecutors announce charges against him\" class=\"wp-image-20756287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/leon-black-accuser-wants-his-suit-dismissed3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Leon Black has strongly denied Ganieva\u2019s claims, including that he tried to arrange a sexual encounter between her and late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2008.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Black\u00a0has said he had paid Ganieva $100,000 a month for 5-1\/2 years to keep quiet. Those payments stopped last March.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein killed himself in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>Black\u00a0has publicly regretted his ties to Epstein. He stepped down from Apollo last year after an independent review found he had paid Epstein $158 million for tax and estate planning, though was not involved in Epstein\u2019s criminal activities.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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