



Terenzio alleges he first brought the idea of the Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV to board member Richard Blum in July, and he expected to be paid if his plan was used. The lawsuit claims Blum was open to the plan, which Terenzio laid out with a detailed PowerPoint presentation but feared Gore would find such a deal with the oil-rich government of Qatar ‘‘politically unappealing.’’




Terenzio claims he presented to Blum ‘‘a step-by-step approach for making the sale of the liberal media outlet to Al-Jazeera palatable to U.S. lawmakers, pro-Israel factions, cable operators and, most importantly, the American public.’’


‘‘Blum greeted Terenzio’s proposal with enthusiasm, indicating that he and other investors were eager to salvage their multi-million investment in the floundering cable network,’’ Terenzio claims in his lawsuit.

Terenzio said he believes Gore did turn down the deal in July and was ‘‘adamant’’ in rejecting it.

Terenzio’s attorney, Ellyn Garofalo, said an ‘‘insider’’ told her client of Gore’s rejection but refused to identify that person in a brief email interview Wednesday night. Garofalo represented Dr. Sandeep Kapoor when a jury acquitted him of illegally funneling prescription drugs to Anna Nicole Smith.

Terenzio said Al-Jazeera’s January announcement of the sale was the first he heard of it.