Ron Meyer sought the assistance of the FBI soon after being threatened with the exposure of his affair with actress Charlotte Kirk, two sources familiar with the matter told Variety.Meyer stepped down as vice chairman of NBCUniversal on Tuesday after informing the company of the affair and of the existence of a confidential settlement.
In a statement, Meyer said that he had been forced into making the disclosure after other parties had “continuously attempted to extort me into paying them money.”It is not clear whether the FBI is investigating the case.
The FBI declined to comment, as did Meyer.Meyer, 75, had a brief relationship with Kirk, who is now 28, about eight years ago.
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