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The social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of a campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article.

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I was in the park with my son and his best friend. I saw 2 missed calls from a number I didn’t recognise. I Googled it - it was my bank. I told the other adults that I should call back in case it was important.

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