Leon Black’s Accuser Kicks Her Attorneys to the Curb
The former model who accused billionaire Leon Black of sexual assault and sued him for defamation is parting ways with her high-profile attorneys, court records show.
In 2021, Guzel Ganieva filed a lawsuit against the private equity mogul and onetime pal of sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he raped and abused her during their six-year relationship and coerced her into signing an NDA.
Black, 71, denied Ganieva’s claims and accused her of extortion. “The truth is that I have been extorted by Ms. Ganieva for many years and I made substantial monetary payments to her, based on her threats to go public concerning our relationship, in an attempt to spare my family from public embarrassment,” Black said in a prior statement.
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