Kotick, who isn't just associated with mystery billionaire ultra-weirdo Jeffrey Epstein -- whose girlfriend and BFF Ghislaine Maxwell is in court right now -- but he used to date Facebook (and now Meta) executive Sheryl Sandberg. Yeah, well Sheryl used her enormous power to pressure UK outlet the Daily Mail to NOT post stories about her "temporary restraining order" against Kotick in 2014. Kotick dated Sandberg for 3 years until 2019 -- the year when his life started to unravel. Mao-Lin Shen, a Meta spokesperson, explained: "Sheryl Sandberg never threatened the MailOnline's business relationship with Facebook in order to influence an editorial decision. The Guardian reports that advisers to Sandberg said that news of the restraining order against Kotick getting out would "damage the Meta executive's reputation as a champion for women".

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2022 04:51 UTC