{"id":2165494,"date":"2026-09-26T22:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165494"},"modified":"2026-09-26T22:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T19:01:47","slug":"ambassador-kimberly-guilfoyles-hunky-gatekeeper-is-paid-gas-lobbyist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165494","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle&#8217;s Hunky Gatekeeper Is Paid Gas Lobbyist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ed\/16by9\/2026\/09\/26\/ede6e502174e4a69b3418bb2ef002d98_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle&#8217;s Hunky Gatekeeper Is Paid Gas Lobbyist<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kimberly Guilfoyle<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Hunky Member of Inner Circle Is Paid Lobbyist<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-26T15:01:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 26, 2026<br \/>\n                            3:01 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4837933b19ab883c44132ccb3b0b22e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_ede6e502174e4a69b3418bb2ef002d98\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b0ea90a3-d15c-43cd-b3a7-87dc9c84fcff\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ed\/4by3\/2026\/09\/26\/ede6e502174e4a69b3418bb2ef002d98_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kimberly-Guilfoyle-Christos-Marafatsos-getty-shutterstock-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty\/Shutterstock Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-784c3b34dbe74bebfb1384b0c2a2431f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kimberly-guilfoyle\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kimberly Guilfoyle<\/strong><\/a> has been seen quite a bit with <strong>Christos Marafatsos<\/strong> &#8230; and his inclusion at official meetings is raising some eyebrows.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-74b85eea8420bb2b33ea84c54fca334e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Christos &#8230; whom Trump once called a &#8220;good-looking guy&#8221; &#8230; is not an elected or appointed official but a paid lobbyist &#8230; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/kimberly-guilfoyle-mystery-man-energy-5adeb541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Wall Street Journal<\/strong><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-469ad36800d5e9e45a83b887f9f73222\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The thing is &#8230; as ambassador to Greece, Guilfoyle has reportedly tried encouraging a few foreign governments to ink gas deals with the company Aktor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2bb5d53c65fc3e6d35930a1896e083b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_a6cc4ca722d4427bacd2787c9b8c4656\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b0ea90a3-d15c-43cd-b3a7-87dc9c84fcff\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/4by3\/2026\/09\/26\/a6cc4ca722d4427bacd2787c9b8c4656_md.jpg\" alt=\"Christos-Marafatsos-shutterstock-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-442ff0afd6a268805c861ddac0c7022e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And who happens to be a registered lobbyist for the gas conglomerate and has received $160,000 in payments? You guessed it &#8230; Christos &#8230; this, according to the WSJ.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-072b2d1545e9796deb0378c36c1c8cbd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In addition to attending multiple meetings across several countries with Kimberly &#8230; Christos apparently flew her to Bulgaria on a private jet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b329373a85076778c96682b2ced712d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260806_001939c4b7f546e6a8169d423d7a6a66\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b0ea90a3-d15c-43cd-b3a7-87dc9c84fcff\" 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commercial interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-39a39cb4a8d18d9d2b230fa80aed44d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Meanwhile, lawyers for Guilfoyle, Marafatsos, and Aktor have denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/26\/kimberly-guilfoyle-paid-lobbyist-inner-circle\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b0ea90a3-d15c-43cd-b3a7-87dc9c84fcff\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span 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