Leon Black, billionaire co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management, was sued by a woman who said he raped her two decades ago in the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan mansion.
NEW YORK, Nov 28 - Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc
She said Black, who was eight inches taller and weighed more than twice as much, without her consent physically overwhelmed her and caused "excruciating pain" in their encounter on the third floor of Epstein's home. In a Nov. 19 letter to the Wigdor firm, Estrich said: "Mr. Black never sexually assaulted anyone anywhere at any time." She also said Black may bring defamation claims or seek sanctions if Pierson sued.Black is worth $9 billion according to Forbes magazine.
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