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Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Meta Platforms, used her influence to bury two stories about her then-boyfriend, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, according to a bombshell report from The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The WSJ <\/em>reports that, in 2016 and again in 2019, Sandberg contacted MailOnline<\/em>, the online imprint of the U.K.\u2019s Daily Mail<\/em> tabloid, in an attempt to stop the outlet from reporting about a restraining order filed against Kotick by his ex-girlfriend. On both occasions, the story did not run. Now, Facebook is investigating the issue to see if Sandberg potentially violated company policy. <\/p>\n

According to sources in the WSJ<\/em> report, Kotick said that Sandberg threatened the Mail<\/em> in 2016, stating that any article published about the restraining order could damage the publication\u2019s relationship with Facebook. Kotick denied this, telling the Journal<\/em>, \u201cI never said anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2019, when the Mail<\/em> was again looking to publish a story about the incident, Sandberg emailed the chairman of the Mail<\/em>\u2019s parent company, who referred her to the publication\u2019s then editor in chief, Martin Clarke, according to the WSJ <\/em>story. The two exchanged emails and, once again, the story did not run. It is important to note that, according to the Journal<\/em>, sources at the Mail<\/em> who were in communication with Sandberg said they did not feel threatened.<\/p>\n

Sandberg has a reputation for being a champion for women\u2019s rights in the workplace, penning the 2013 book Lean In<\/em> and founding the LeanIn.org<\/a> nonprofit foundation. Bobby Kotick\u2019s reputation, however, has suffered greatly in the wake of accusations that he covered up or ignored the workplace harassment<\/a> at the heart of multiple lawsuits against his company, Activision Blizzard<\/a>. In court documents related to the restraining order, the WSJ <\/em>reports that Kotick allegedly showed up uninvited to his then-girlfriend\u2019s house in March 2014 and tried to gain entry after she told him their relationship was over because of his \u201cbullying and controlling nature.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a statement to the Journal,<\/em> a Meta spokeswoman said, \u201cSheryl Sandberg never threatened the MailOnline\u2019s business relationship with Facebook in order to influence an editorial decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement emailed to The Verge<\/em>, Meta spokesperson Caroline Nola repeated the company\u2019s statement to the WSJ<\/em>, and added \u201cThis story attempts to make connections that don\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

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