AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron Reveals He Was Targeted In Blackmail Plot In 2022
deadline.comAdam Aron, the colorful and outspoken CEO of top exhibitor AMC Entertainment, took to X/Twitter on a more serious matter this morning, revealing he had been targeted in a blackmail plot last year.
In a lengthy post, the exec described it as “entirely a personal matter” and one that is “now closed.” He said he had reported the extortion attempt to AMC’s board as well as law enforcement.
The perpetrator, whom he did not know, who was arrested and then sentenced in July. AMC’s board “thoroughly reviewed these events” with outside counsel at the WilmerHale law firm, Aron wrote. “I could not end this message without again thanking you for your support,” Aron wrote, “as well as emphasizing my extreme gratitude to the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and to the FBI for their diligent, skillful, and professional handling of this unfortunate matter.” An AMC rep did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for additional comment.
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