Not an apt analogy.
Either they have the goods or they do not.
The way they wrote the story, they do not.
They are baiting people to get them hooked on the “next” installment.
If they had the proof, or corroboration from just one woman, they’d break it wide open for the “scoop”.
BTW, did you know that Elvis is still alive?
Just ask NE.
Nope, that’s not how it’s done. You let out a little info to get some feedback, you might get lucky and get more info , or, you catch more false hoods trying to cover tracks. Then you counter with more revelations and wait for them to keep digging a deeper hole. Once you catch them in multiple lies, they are down for the count.