They are threatening to post photos of him sexting. Calling that "just details" is a stunning lack of empathy.

Even if you'd personally be unperturbed by a similar situation, the vast majority of humans would find it humiliating and invasive in the extreme.

> They are threatening to post photos of him sexting.

Is a photo published in a disreputable magazine significantly worse than the information already out so far which already got people thinking about him sexting anyway combined with losing custody of ~70 billion dollars in the coming divorce? I'm not so sure. Their privacy was already thoroughly invaded before this latest development.

It doesn't matter if it's worse. Going through a public divorce doesn't make one stop caring about an invasion of sexual privacy. It doesn't work like that.

> Is a photo published in a disreputable magazine significantly worse than the information already out so far which already got people thinking about him sexting anyway

Yes, unequivocally. I suspect any PR person would agree. You can doubt information published by a disreputable source, but most people believe the images they see, even in this deep faked era.

I think Jeff Bezos is one the people that wouldn't take a picture with their PHONE if they thought the photo should never ever be leaked to public.

Any photo you take with a connected device can be eventually obtained and published. I hope all the folks here are aware about that.

i don't know if "in the extreme". certainly not extreme enough to be extorted over. There is vastly worse things to be ashamed about, most people understand that other people are not flawless, esp. when it doesn't affect them.

It’s really not a scandal to split up with your wife. Or to have sex.

That Pecker and his ilk seem to think it is, is the reason they misjudged this situation so fatally.

I mean, AMI does publish basically all the gossip-filled tabloids and magazines, so to them, it is the hot new scandal of the year.

To what bigot is "after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends" a scandal?

Well, to nobody when it's written that way.

But if it was "HOT NEW SCANDAL! You'll NEVER believe who's getting a divorce!!!! Cha-ching!" then I'm sure a lot more people would call it a scandal and be inclined to read about it. Clickbait-y titles have been a thing for a long time, and AMI's (as well as basically all other gossipy) magazines use them practically every issue to try and get you to buy it.