The former model accusing Leon Black of sexual assault is raising new allegations about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
Apollo's board enlisted Dechert to investigate its then-CEO's ties to Epstein.A closely watched legal dispute between the billionaire private-equity executive Leon Black and his former lover Guzel Ganieva is stirring up new allegations about Black's relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
She has also said that Black and Epstein were close friends, and that she encountered Epstein during their relationship. Black has denied Ganieva's accusations, calling them"a work of fiction" in court documents. He has maintained that their relationship was consensual, and said that her references to Epstein were irrelevant and simply meant to sensationalize her suit and press coverage. Black is not facing criminal charges.
Ganieva has also cited several unnamed women who she says have information about the two men, and Cohen is allowing those claims to move forward. "Documentary evidence shared in response to Ms. Ganieva's allegations demonstrates beyond doubt she had a years-long consensual relationship with Mr. Black," added Carlinsky."Her allegations about Jeffrey Epstein were thrown into her most recent complaint in an obvious attempt to divert attention away from the actual evidence showing her claims to be complete fiction.
Ganieva has described her relationship with Black as one marked by intimidation and control and characterized Black's favors for her as a technique to keep her tethered to him. Black has denied this in past filings, saying:"Ganieva consistently professed her love and appreciation for Mr. Black, while regularly extracting millions of dollars from him in money, gifts, rent, furniture, tuition, vacations — the list goes on.
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