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Crypto journalist Tiffany Fong railed against The Daily Mail and The New York Post this week for their reporting on her recent meeting with beleaguered FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, calling the right-leaning tabloids “pretty gross” for “sexualizing” her in their coverage.
Fong confirmed on Wednesday that she met with Bankman-Fried on Tuesday night at his parents’ home. The one-time crypto king, who was charged this month on multiple counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud, is currently under house arrest after posting a massive $250 million bond and is scheduled to enter a plea next week in a Manhattan federal court.
Fong, who had previously been able to get Bankman-Fried to open up to her about his political donations and polyamorous lifestyle, provided some details of her conversation with the disgraced ex-billionaire to both the Post and Mail. At the same time, she noted that her interview with Bankman-Fried was all business.