Ms. Coffey said she was so upset with Mr. Koch that she refused to speak to him for three days.

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In an e-mail, Edra Blixseth emphatically denies allegations of attempting to drive the market value of the property down so she can better afford to buy out her husband and says she initially refused to speak with a reporter for Fortune magazine, which published a long article in February detailing the club's troubles.

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She repeatedly refused to do so, saying some anger was "perfectly healthy".

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When she requested Ms Valdivia to stay out of her father's prison cell at the Callao Naval Base so that she could speak in private, the lawyer refused and allegedly struck her.

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When she asked her employer for assurances that she would not be paid less the company refused to do so, triggering her decision to take them on.

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