blackmail

Intent on keeping the band’s image clean, and fearful of his own exposure, Epstein ventured to some dark places, metaphorical and otherwise, leaving himself open to blackmail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

This exemplary service failed to account for her disturbingly poor judgment, risking blackmail and conflict-of-interest allegations, since the Atlanta Police Department appears before her court; nor her lack of candor to the court.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

"Iran should not use this strait as a weapon to pressure or to blackmail the Gulf countries," Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters in Doha on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

Hong Kong police first arrested the man, but within hours released him and arrested Rose, charging her with blackmail and later with perverting the course of public justice.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

The famous Maggie Fox, who once earned more than most American men, now used her treasured love story to blackmail the Kanes for enough money to live on.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

For Nate, a bid at redemption comes not from his mother but from Jade, who blackmails the A Taste of Athens manager, Derek into firing him.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Persistent, and desperate, Cassie blackmails her for the spot saying she knows that Carol sells "buddy passes" and that everyone calls her "black market Carol" because of it.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022

Though she has been filled with the spirit of the turtle, she has not lost the instincts of a shark and blackmails her way back into work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2022

Kiki’s former spymaster, the shadowy Dr. Fox, persuades — well, blackmails — her into working for him again, gathering intelligence on possible threats.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

Booth blackmails Atzerodt, saying belongings John Wilkes Booth took with he left his hotel room on April 14, 1865. he’s in too deep to back out.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Worse, the patients were the ones feeling emotionally blackmailed into donating money.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Black denied ever abusing a woman, or being with an underage woman, or sex trafficking, or paying Epstein for access to women, or being blackmailed by him.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

“I have never paid Epstein for access to women. I was never blackmailed by Epstein. I was not involved with, and had no knowledge of, any of Epstein’s heinous conduct.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“We have never blackmailed anyone,” the post said.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026

“You’re telling me that Dusty Muleman blackmailed the government’s lawyers?”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Bondi is under fire after she said last week there was no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" or was blackmailing powerful figures.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

In Sam Mendes’ 1999 film, “American Beauty,” Lester Burnham, played by Kevin Spacey, kicks off a corporate blackmailing scheme that ultimately leaves him with a $60,000 pay-out.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2023

She accused him of blackmailing and bullying school district leaders who supported the proposal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

“Kompromat” comes from a Russian word denoting damaging and compromising information collected for use in blackmailing, discrediting or manipulating someone, often for political ends.

From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023

“So he’s been blackmailing Queen Orlagh,” Dain says, and the Roach and I look over at him.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black