It is a case of (improperly?) using a position of some authority / popularity to force someone to change their behavior that he doesn't like.
We have courts for a reason. This is bullying and shaming and most likely a distortion of fact in which he has, I assume, a not insubstantial financial interest.
I'm guessing if this case ever goes to trial, Sam is going to regret writing the blog post since he'll have to explain exactly what he meant by "Jeremy Guillory collaborated with Kyle" and "well before the company had achieved much of anything".
It is a case of (improperly?) using a position of some authority / popularity to force someone to change their behavior that he doesn't like.
We have courts for a reason. This is bullying and shaming and most likely a distortion of fact in which he has, I assume, a not insubstantial financial interest.
It is very bad form.