Cindy Crawford was the victim of an extortion plot.
The mother and former supermodel and had a criminal try to sell a photo of her daughter, taken without her knowledge. The photo wasn’t anything gruesome as such, but a picture of Crawford and husband Rande Gerber’s 7-year-old little girl tied to a chair bound and gagged. The picture had been taken by a former nanny without the couple’s knowledge, as part of a game of cops and robbers.
The former nanny took the pictures as a prank and but then a friend, German model Edis Kayalar, obtained them and threatened to sell them to the media.
Initially Gerber paid $1,000 for what he thought was the only copy. Then the alleged extortionist came back saying he had a copy and demanded $100,000. The couple went to the police who then rightly turned the case over to the FBI.
Below is the a mugshot photo of Edis Kayalar, Crawford’s alleged extortionist.
Image credit to ANG/Fame Pictures, TMZ. Story TMZ 1, 2, 3 and NY Daily News.
Sounds like someone ran out of yay (possibly heroin) money. I can’t imagine anyone but a total nutter or druggie who would think they could get away with something so lame and trifling.
Anyway, I still love Cindy, even if she’s shilling furniture now.
The guy is totally going to end up being outed as some crack addict or something, ugh.
What a silly joker… it is a pity he got away with a grand, he should have been shot… (I think it justifies a shooting, specially since there is a kid involved) and Cindy is such a gorgeous person. I have always loved her, so quiet, soft and feminine, yet so extremely sexy. Am i getting carried away here… hehe… sorry… but seriously, ppl like him deserves to have their ears cut off, just so ppl can know them for what they are…
Colin.
I am glad the FBI caught him, he’s such a dopey clown. Ugh, I hope he goes away for a long time… and no, you weren’t getting carried away.
The man should have Jo Frost sit on his face until he suffocates. How’s that for a time-out?
Hahaha, he’s hopefully going to jail where a 6ft 7in man called Bubba can do just that!