Billionaire Bill Ackman has escalated his dispute with Business Insider, owned by Axel Springer, by sending a demand letter today instead of filing a lawsuit, as was anticipated on Wednesday. The demand is for the retraction or correction of stories alleging his wife, Neri Oxman, committed plagiarism. Ackman accuses Business Insider of conducting a 'hit job' in retaliation for his criticism of Claudine Gay. Furthermore, Ackman's demand letter, which spans 77 pages, accuses the coverage of being driven by antisemitism. He has hired Clare Locke, a law firm known for securing a $787b settlement for Dominion against Fox, and has also threatened to sue the NY Post.
Bill Ackman sent a 77-page retraction demand letter to BI, claiming its coverage of his wife was driven by antisemitism. He retained Clare Locke, the firm that secured Dominion's $787b settlement with Fox, but also (here's where it gets interesting) threatened to sue the NY Post… https://t.co/91P9eBMVZ9
Breaking story in @nypost: @BillAckman demands Business Insider retract story calling wife Neri Oxman a plagiarist —saying ‘hit job’ was because he attacked Claudine Gay. https://t.co/47c2EvV2Gl
Billionaire Bill Ackman escalated his offensive against Business Insider, saying it could face a lawsuit if it doesn’t correct or retract stories alleging his wife committed plagiarism https://t.co/Rf0oX6lLWW
New: Bill Ackman has sent a demand letter to Axel Springer/Business Insider, rather than filing a lawsuit—as anticipated @PuckNews two days ago >> 1. Wednesday, via @PuckNews 2. Today, via @BillAckman https://t.co/At3dG8dyhg https://t.co/gHZ0k5ddiP
New: Bill Ackman has sent a demand letter to Axel Springer/Business Insider, rather than filing a lawsuit—as anticipated @PuckNews two days ago >> Wednesday, via @PuckNews 2 Today, via @BillAckman https://t.co/At3dG8dyhg https://t.co/Bn3BL3VLeJ