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Storm Gifford

Bezos mulled buying National Enquirer to discover leaker, his girlfriend's brother says

Jeff Bezos sent his girlfriend more than a dozen crotch shots and considered buying the National Enquirer's parent company to discover who leaked the nude shots of the billionaire to the publication, said Michael Sanchez, the brother of Bezos' girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez.

Publicist and talent manager Michael Sanchez claims Bezos sent his sister 20 X-rated photos, which somehow made their way to the National Enquirer. But he adamantly denies he was the leaker.

"I had nothing to do with leak of the d--- pics," Michael Sanchez said in an interview with Vanity Fair released Thursday. "That's the important thing. I never had access. It's clear they were sent to others."

He believes his sister shared the revealing photos with friends.

"One time, she tried to show me one and I was like, 'What the f--- is wrong with you? I don't want to see that!" Michael claims to have said to her.

Michael Sanchez also stated he and Bezos talked about purchasing American Media Inc., which owns various high-profile magazines including the National Enquirer.

"We discussed the possibility to buy AMI _ not to kill the story, but to find out the source," Michael Sanchez said. "They said that's not a bad idea."

This latest Bezos drama comes just a month after he and his wife, MacKenzie, announced they were divorcing after 25 years of marriage.

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