“As for blackmail ...”
Just curious. If the photos are legit, how is this blackmail? He’s not asking for money or anything else. She doesn’t have to do what he requests, and he doesn’t have to keep the photos hidden. Really don’t see how this is blackmail. Suppose he never requested her to do anything, just published the photos? Would that be blackmail? Suppose he intended to publish the photos and she found out and requested him not to. Would that be blackmail? Suppose she suggested, “look, if you don’t publish the photos, I’ll give up my “crown.” Would that be blackmail? So, because he suggested it instead of her, it’s suddently blackmail?
Just asking.
Regi
It’s pretty straightforward: Quit your job or else I will expose embarassing secrets about you.
All the other “what ifs” in your post really don’t apply to this situation. I mean, what if the moon is made of cheese? ;^)
If he threatens to publish embarassing information if he does not grant his demands, it is blackmail.
If he just publishes them without making demands, he is a slimy bastard, but it is not blackmail.
If she found out that he was going to publish and asked that he not, offering to do something like give up her crown, it’s still not blackmail, but it is still slimy.
So, the answer to your question is “yes”.
re-read your post. I would guess that most blackmail concerns true information. YOu know,cheating wife who left letters, evidence of embezzlement or murder, violation of company policies at work.
After all, most people would fight false accusations, wouldn’t they?