Billionaire Bill Ackman blasts $2M ‘shakedown’ demand by former staffer

Billionaire hedge fund boss Bill Ackman says he’s the victim of a “shakedown” attempt by a former employee demanding a $2 million severance payment after alleging an “unsafe workplace” — prompting wealthy captains of industry to publicly back the moneyman. Ackman recently laid out his case in a lengthy X post that quickly went viral, […]