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The former model who accused billionaire Leon Black of sexual assault and sued him for defamation is parting ways with her high-profile attorneys, court records show.
In 2021, Guzel Ganieva filed a lawsuit against the private equity mogul and onetime pal of sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he raped and abused her during their six-year relationship and coerced her into signing an NDA.
Black, 71, denied Ganieva’s claims and accused her of extortion. “The truth is that I have been extorted by Ms. Ganieva for many years and I made substantial monetary payments to her, based on her threats to go public concerning our relationship, in an attempt to spare my family from public embarrassment,” Black said in a prior statement.
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