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The CEO of Waffle House says a former employee who claims he sexually harassed her was actually a participant in consensual sex and has been trying to blackmail him.

Cuba on Wednesday accused former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson of "blackmail" and denied the government had invited him here to negotiate the release of an American contractor sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Robert "Joe" Halderman admitted he demanded $2 million in hush money last fall to keep from revealing personal information about Letterman.

In an unsworn statement, Pleasant Bridgewater told jurors she was set up by the movie star’s lawyers and complained she has been ridiculed and ostracized since being charged in January.

John Travolta said Wednesday he tried desperately to save the life of his seizure-prone son as he testified against two people accused of trying to blackmail him with private information about the rescue effort.

The sports car maker's chairman accused VW of blackmail as he claimed Europe's biggest carmaker was exerting pressure to reach an agreement between the German groups.