Sean "Diddy" Combs still has some people in his corner.
In a recent interview with Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM show Radio Andy, Mike Tyson revealed that the incarcerated mogul asked the retired boxer to talk to President Donald Trump on his behalf. Cohen asked if the two were "buddies" and if Iron Mike was "surprised by what happened with him."
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Miesha Shakes wants to question Montia Sabbag about the recording and its investigation in her ongoing legal dispute with Hart.
Kevin Hart's former ****** istant Miesha Shakes wants Montia Sabbag, the woman involved in his 2017 ****** tape scandal, to testify in the comedian's lawsuit against her.
In court documents obtained by TMZ, Shakes said she wants to question Sabbag about the recording and the investigation that followed. She also plans to testify herself and call Hart as a witness.
Hart sued Shakes in December 2023 after she discussed his private life during an interview with blogger Tasha K, whose real name is Latasha Kebe. Shakes worked for Hart's company from August 2017 to October 2020. His complaint accused her of defamation and breaching a nondisclosure agreement. Hart denied her claims that he recorded a ****** ual encounter and faced criminal charges over it.
Shakes argues the agreement is invalid because Hart failed to meet obligations under it. Hart disputes that argument and says her comments damaged his reputation. In June 2026, he asked a judge to order Shakes to pay $50,000, citing the damages provision in their agreement.

#shakes #sabbag #wants #montia

More than two years after Selma Blair posted a comment widely criticized as Islamophobic, for which she later apologized, the actress has revealed the alleged repercussions she experienced in her career and personal life.
The 54-year-old said in a speech on Oct. 1 that she felt "erased" after losing partnerships, legal and career representation and a "best friend" over the February 2024 comment.
The speech took place at the Anti-Defamation League's event at the Jewish Museum in New York City, which celebrated the launch of the organization's State of the Arts: Advancing Jewish Inclusion in Arts, Entertainment and Culture platform.
In the since-deleted message, the "Cruel Intentions" star had issued a call to "deport all these terrorist supporting goons" under a video describing former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and Rep. Rashida Tlaib as "Jew hating antisemites" for voting against legislation that would have imposed sanctions against people, agencies and governments that "assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad or their affiliates."
"The brands I worked with were gone within a day. A few partnerships I'd spent years building were shelved. My agency was gone. My lawyer was gone. My publicist was gone. My book agent was gone. My book publicist was gone. My social media manager was gone. My son's godmother was gone – my best friend," Blair said from the podium.

#blair #jewish #Career #partnerships

Rebel Wilson is facing a new sanctions motion in her Los Angeles defamation battle with three producers of The Deb.
Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden accuse Wilson of giving false sworn testimony, withholding documents and mishandling evidence during pretrial discovery. Their lawyers characterize the alleged conduct as a "fraud on the court" and are asking Judge Thomas Long to impose penalties.
Wilson's attorney, Allyson Katherine Thompson, disputes the accusations. She told MyNewsLA that the motion is another attempt to malign Wilson and described it as "gamesmanship" in a heavily contested case.
The sanctions motion is scheduled for an Oct. 22 hearing. The producers' underlying defamation case against Wilson is currently scheduled for trial in Los Angeles in January 2027.
One of the examples in the motion concerns a demand letter tied to the dispute.

#amanda

The public legal dispute between members of Selena Quintanilla's family has intensified. Abraham "A.B." Quintanilla III has officially sued his sister, Suzette Quintanilla-Arriago, over profits related to their famed sister's estate.
In a lawsuit filed on Sept. 10, and obtained by Rolling Stone, Quintanilla III seeks an unspecified amount in damages and monetary relief exceeding $1 million. The suit alleges that as the manager of Selena's estate, Quintanilla-Arriago has not provided A.B. "with a complete accounting of the ******* ets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, transactions, distributions, and net profits" and "failed or refused to pay [him] the full amount of net profits and proceeds due to him."
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#profits #arriago #filed

N.O.R.E., the rapper and host of the popular podcast Drink Champs, has responded to a ****** ual ****** ault lawsuit brought against him by Carmen Bryan, describing her claims as "invented interactions" that are "entirely false."
The denial comes two days after Bryan filed a 20-page civil complaint against N.O.R.E., real name Victor Santiago, alleging the rapper was intoxicated when he forced himself on her in the middle of a packed Manhattan nightclub in 1999. According to the lawsuit, Santiago "physically overpowered" Bryan and "committed an act of non-consensual digital penetration," all while ignoring her pleas for him to stop. The alleged ****** ault only ended when other clubgoers reportedly pulled Santiago off Bryan.
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#assault #filed #rapper #Drink

A California appeals court has ruled that Jay-Z cannot sue a personal injury attorney for extortion or defamation.
The musician's bid to sue was in response to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a 13-year-old girl.
In 2024, Tony Buzbee accused Jay-Z, known legally as Shawn Carter, of raping a child alongside Sean 'Diddy' Combs decades earlier, then dropped the case just months later.
Jay-Z denied the allegations and fought back, claiming the lawyer had fabricated the claims to extort him.
In a new ruling, California's Second Appellate District has decreed that the rap icon cannot sue Buzbee for extortion or defamation over the salacious accusations, even if they were quickly dismissed.
"The record contains no evidence Buzbee accused Carter of raping Jane Doe while knowing those statements to be false or with reckless disregard as to whether they were true," the appeals court wrote in a decision obtained by Billboard.

#appeals #court

Sean "Diddy" Combs landed a major win in his defamation case against attorney Ariel Mitchell and her client Courtney Burgess, who claimed to have videos showing the music mogul **** ually **** aulting minors and celebrities at his "freak off" **** parties.
New York federal judge John P. Cronan denied Mitchell's motion to dismiss the lawsuit in a Sept. 4 ruling obtained by USA TODAY, giving Combs the green light to move forward with his $100 million legal action.
Combs first sued Burgess, Mitchell and Nexstar Media for $50 million in January 2025 but amended his complaint seven months later seeking an additional $50 million in damages. In the filing, he accused the lawyer of damaging his reputation by vouching for Burgess' allegations and making allegedly false statements of her own, "including that a police report corroborated an accusation of rape against Combs and that Combs had used drug-laced baby oil to incapacitate his victims."

#combs #sean #courtney #york

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Diddy secured a significant legal victory in his defamation case against lawyer Ariel Mitchell and her client Courtney Burgess. Burgess made explosive claims about the music mogul, alleging that he had videos showing Diddy ***** ually ***** aulting minors and celebrities.
Mitchell asked the court to dismiss Diddy's lawsuit, but US District Judge John Cronan has declined to do so. The court ruled that her arguments were not strong enough to warrant ending the case. In a September 4 order, the judge stated that claims alleging Diddy ***** ually ***** aulted people and secretly recorded ***** ual partners have "precise meanings that are readily understood," reports TMZ.
Diddy filed the defamation lawsuit on January 22, 2025. The case was brought in a New York federal court and initially sought $50 million in damages. Later, the amount was increased to $100 million. The lawsuit also named NewsNation's parent company, Nexstar Media. Diddy accused them of promoting "outlandish claims" and "baseless speculation." He claimed the statements were designed to satisfy the public's desire for "wild lies."
Mitchell previously spoke to the outlet about the matter, saying, "This is just a pathetic ploy to silence victims and people who stand up for victims. Diddy has time to sue but refuses to accept service for the lawsuits already filed against him. I look forward to countersuing and ensuring the court punishes not only Diddy but also his lawyers who filed this pathetic lawsuit for this frivolous and meritless filing."
Combs is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence after facing charges of ***** trafficking, racketeering, and transportation for prostitution. A court hearing to determine the next steps in the case is scheduled for September 17.

#sexual

Destiny's Child was one of the biggest girl groups in the world, but high-profile line-up changes and lawsuits plagued their early success.
Two of the founding members, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, filed a lawsuit against manager Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé's dad, for breach of contract, defamation, libel, and fraud, according to Rolling Stone, after claiming he favored Beyoncé and distributed the group's earnings somewhat creatively.
LeToya and LaTavia were then replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin, who left the group after six months, and Destiny's Child became a trio.
LeToya and LaTavia were part of the original Destiny's Child lineup (@ Getty Images)
The lawsuit was settled out of court in 2002, and LeToya claimed in 2023 that all was forgiven. "Things happened the way they were supposed to happen," she said. "Baby, everybody's fine. We've done our therapy."

#letoya #beyonc #mathew #knowles

Just weeks after losing her Miss North Carolina USA crown, Brittany Boltinhouse is heading back to the pageant stage.
The 27-year-old dethroned state ******* leholder was announced as Miss Global Honduras 2026 in the pageant's Aug. 31 Instagram post, and now she will represent Honduras at the Miss Global competition in Thailand this October. The announcement marks her first major public step since being stripped of the Miss North Carolina USA ******* le in early August, ending a reign that lasted little more than a month.
"Road to Thailand!" Boltinhouse wrote on Instagram, while unveiling her new sash. She paired the announcement with a Winston Churchill quote echoing "never give in," signaling resilience after weeks of public scrutiny and legal battles.
Her appointment comes as Boltinhouse continues to challenge the public fallout from her removal through a defamation lawsuit, alleging that the Miss USA Organization and A Blaize Productions, which holds the state license for the Miss North Carolina USA pageant, unfairly characterized her after she lost her ******* le.

#honduras

GOP Rep. Max Miller spent Monday morning not on the campaign trail, but Zooming into an Ohio courtroom in a dispute with ex-girlfriend and former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, the second time the embattled congressman has been forced to appear in county court in less than a week.
As House lawmakers return to Washington for a sprint ahead of the midterms, Miller appeared from DC via Zoom to address whether he violated a 2023 settlement agreement with Grisham. That agreement came after Grisham alleged Miller abused her, he denied the allegation and then sued her for defamation. As part of their deal, Grisham and Miller were barred from disparaging each other publicly.
It's the latest legal battle facing Miller as he runs for re-election in a district Trump won in 2024 by more than 10 points but Republicans now fear will be competitive over his legal and personal issues. The congressman has faced calls from some Senate Republicans to step down, but Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN on Monday that he supports Miller's reelection bid, calling him "a great member of Congress."
Miller is also locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno. She has alleged that Miller abused her, including holding a gun to her when their daughter was an infant. Miller has denied the allegations. Miller came to court in person in that custody case last week.
Zooming in to the wood-paneled courtroom Monday, Miller faced questions over his social media habits, recent media interviews and whether he called Grisham a liar after the two of them entered into the 2023 settlement agreement.

#moreno #congressman

Actress Blake Lively has been awarded $400,000 (£340,000) of the $8m (£6.9m) she tried to claim from her former co-star Justin Baldoni to cover her legal fees and costs to fight a defamation case he brought.
Lively initially sued Baldoni, her co-star and director of the 2004 film It Ends With Us for ******* ual harassment and retaliation, before he countersued for defamation.
A judge dismissed his defamation complaint in 2025, and she argued she was entitled to $7.5m (£6.4m) to cover her lawyers' fees and $540,000 (£460,000) for other costs.
But the judge said she should receive considerably less - a total of $407,451 - because she requested money for more people and time than were necessary to defend the defamation claim.
She should not have claimed money for other "intertwined" costs to do with the wider legal battle, and took a "blunderbuss approach" to calculating how many hours of lawyers' time she could claim for, the judge said.

#defamation #lively #baldoni #fees

Blake Lively has been awarded less than $410,000 (£320,000) in legal costs from Justin Baldoni.
The actor had requested $8.04 million (£6.07 million) following their It Ends with Us legal battle. A judge dubbed her request an "outrageously unreasonable demand".
In June, the Gossip Girl star filed a request to a federal judge asking that she be awarded the millions in legal fees and litigation costs following the dismissal of the defamation-related lawsuit brought against her by her It Ends with Us co-star and his production company, Wayfarer Studios.
Lively's lawyers argued that the work involved in defending the lawsuit was "comprehensive and necessary to achieve the complete win that was secured", adding that The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants star "has paid, and continues to pay" her legal bills.
Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, noted at the time, "Lively's fee request is so over-inclusive that it sweeps in fees for researching her own liability for perjury arising from her California CRD claim and her Rule 11 motion for which the Court has already denied fees," TMZ reported.
Baldoni and his wife, Emily Baldoni, addressed the bitter legal battle in a video posted to social media soon after.

#baldoni #request #star #ends

Rebel Wilson is being accused of funding efforts to publicly harm a Hollywood producer's reputation.
Amanda Ghost's latest filing in her defamation case against the actress, 46, includes alleged correspondence between Wilson and publicist Melissa Nathan that Ghost claims shows them discussing the creation of anonymous websites about her, according to documents filed Aug. 25 in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by USA TODAY.
Wilson's attorney, Allyson Thompson, addressed the allegations in a statement to USA TODAY, calling Ghost's motion "by its very nature, one-sided and thus incomplete. This case is in active litigation and involves thousands of documents and a large number of witnesses."
"There are two sides to every story and Ms. Wilson looks forward to telling her side at the trial in this disputed matter. There are key defense issues that will be addressed in due course," Thompson concluded.

#thompson #hollywood

Justin Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, is declaring a legal victory after a judge awarded Blake Lively only a fraction of the nearly $8 million she requested in attorneys' fees and costs. While Freedman expressed support for the California law used to grant Lively the award, he argued that it was applied in a way lawmakers never intended. The attorney also took a pointed shot at Lively, accusing the actress of attempting to use the legal system for her "own personal gain."
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Freedman addressed the ruling in a statement to TMZ, describing California Civil Code Section 47.1 as "not a perfect law, but it is an important one designed to protect real survivors, who deserve to see this law tested and perfected in the court of law."
The law allows a prevailing defendant in certain defamation cases involving reports of ****** ual ****** ault, harassment or discrimination to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Although Freedman said he fundamentally supports the law's intended purpose, he questioned how it was used in the dispute involving Lively and Baldoni.
"Notwithstanding the fact that the law was applied in ways it was never intended for, my clients intentionally left Section 47.1 to be ruled on without any appellate rights to appeal as part of the settlement agreement, to prevent either party from overturning the law," Freedman said.

#attorneys

A federal judge has ordered Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios to pay a portion of Blake Lively's attorneys' fees and litigation costs pertaining to their legal battle last year. Although the request seems to favor the actress, it is a small fraction compared to what she originally asked for.
On August 26, in an order obtained by People, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman awarded Lively $363,245.40 in attorneys' fees and $44,206.35 in costs. She originally requested $8,035,040.88 for her defense against Baldoni and Wayfarer's defamation countersuit, which has been dismissed.
The Jane the Virgin star and Gossip Girl actress have been embroiled in legal woes since December 2024, when the actress accused her It Ends With Us director of ****** ual harassment, aiding and abetting harassment and causing intentional infliction of emotional distress while working on the film.
Most of Lively's claims were dismissed by a judge. However, her claims of retaliation and breach of contract were still allowed to proceed to trial.
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#actress #attorneys

Justin Baldoni will have to pay up in the ongoing legal saga with Blake Lively, a judge decided Wednesday.
New York federal judge Lewis Liman awarded the "It Ends with Us" actress, 39, with $363,245.40 in attorney's fees and $44,206.35 in costs following her initial request for more than $8 million, according to an Aug. 26 ruling obtained by USA TODAY.
The six-figure sum stems from Baldoni's dismissed 2025 defamation countersuit against Lively, which was in response to her lawsuit alleging he ******* ually harassed her on the set of "It Ends with Us." The legal fees are part of the final phase of the yearslong court battle after the pair reached a settlement in May.
In a statement to USA TODAY, Bryan Freedman, lead counsel for Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios, said the decision – which is about 5% of what Lively was seeking – "speaks for itself."

#lively #ends #judge

Blake Lively will receive about $400,000 in legal fees after the settlement of her legal battles with her This Is Us co-star Justin Baldoni.
This is well below the $8 million Lively sought to make up for her attorneys fees as she fought against the defamation lawsuit filed by Baldoni as part of their larger legal tussle. However, in the ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman, wrote that he agreed with Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios, who said that Lively was "entitled only to the reasonable fees and costs necessary to defend against the defamation claim," rather than her larger claim amount. This amounted to $363,000 in attorneys' fees and $44,000 in court costs.
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#baldoni #attorneys #defamation #larger

Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse filed a defamation lawsuit against pageant organizers after the Miss USA organization stripped her of her **** le earlier this month, alleging they tried to portray her as a racist and targeted her because she is a "conservative Christian."
While the Aug. 5 announcement of the decision from Miss USA Chairman and CEO Thom Brodeur did not specify the conduct Boltinhouse was alleged to have committed, the statement said in part that the organization "does not tolerate racism, **** phobia, transphobia, nor language that strips any person of their dignity."
The suit, filed Sunday in Duplin County, North Carolina, Superior Court, alleges that the pageant organizers were "maliciously coordinating to publish a false public narrative portraying Brittany Boltinhouse as a racist, **** phobe, transphobe and intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life," largely based on social media posts.
WWAY - PHOTO: In this screen grab from a video, newly-crowned Miss North Carolina, Brittany Boltinhouse, speaks with ABC affiliate WWAY in July, 2026.
The defendants "then lied to the world that Brittany had confessed to being such an intolerant monster," the suit claims.

#brittany #filed

Brittany Boltinhouse has sued the Miss USA organization after being stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA 2026 ***** le.
Boltinhouse claims the organization falsely smeared her as a "racist, ***** phobe, transphobe, and intolerable bigot to be shunned from public life," then "sicced an online mob" on her.
The 27-year-old is seeking seeking damages for emotional distress, reputational harm, and potential loss of income, and has requested a jury trial.
The Miss USA pageant is facing a defamation suit after it stripped one of its contestants of her ***** le.
Brittany Boltinhouse, a 27-year-old business owner from Beulaville, N.C., was crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2026 on June 28. A little over a month later, her crown and scepter were ***** ed back, with Miss USA chairman and CEO Thom Brodeur announcing that his organization doesn't tolerate "racism, ***** phobia, transphobia, nor language that strips any person of their dignity."

#miss #organization

Fátima Bosch is approaching the final months of her historic Miss Universe reign with an unexpected legal battle following her. The Mexican beauty queen, who won Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand, is facing a criminal complaint filed by Thai pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil over statements Bosch made after their highly publicized confrontation during the competition.
Now, Itsaragrisil says authorities are moving to expedite a possible arrest warrant, while Bosch is refusing to back down and the Miss Universe Organization has publicly come to her defense.
Fatima had a heated exchange while wearing her Miss Mexico sach (@ Miss Universe Mexico)
Bosch is facing a criminal defamation complaint in Thailand, which is not simply a conventional civil lawsuit. And as of August 24, there is no independent confirmation that an arrest warrant has actually been issued for Bosch.
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#itsaragrisil #criminal #arrest

Brittany Boltinhouse has sued the Miss USA Organisation after losing her Miss North Carolina USA crown. The beauty queen claimed officials falsely branded her racist and bigoted. Her lawsuit also accused pageant officials of defamation and civil conspiracy.
According to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, Boltinhouse named the Miss USA Organization and CEO Thom Brodeur. She also named the operators of the Miss North Carolina USA pageant. She alleged that officials smeared her publicly after removing her crown.
Her attorney, Patrick Mincey, said the case focused on what happened afterward. He argued that officials labeled Boltinhouse racist, ******* phobic, and transphobic. He also claimed her political views influenced the decision to remove her.
Boltinhouse reportedly supported Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk. She had also criticized President Biden's Transgender Day of Visibility. Her lawsuit claimed officials used old social media posts as a reason to remove her.
The controversy began after old posts from 2017 and 2019 resurfaced. The posts showed Boltinhouse repeatedly using the N-word. She acknowledged making the posts but denied being racist, ******* phobic, or transphobic.

#posts #north

Netflix is pushing back against Tyra Banks' claims that its America's Next Top Model docuseries defamed her, asking a court to dismiss the model and television personality's lawsuit and arguing that she agreed to give filmmakers control over how her interview would be edited.
According to court documents obtained by People, the streamer filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on August 14. Netflix and EverWonder Studio also filed an anti-SLAPP motion and said they intend to "vigorously defend" Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, the three-part documentary that premiered in February.
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At the center of Netflix's response is an agreement it says Banks signed after sitting for an extensive interview. According to the motion, Banks acknowledged that she had "no right to review or approve" the finished project and released certain claims related to its production, including defamation and false light.
Netflix characterized her objections as disagreements with "ordinary editorial decisions" rather than false statements.

#according #claims #court

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to about $6 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones after he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting was a hoax.
The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.
Despite the multiple financial judgments against him in Connecticut and Texas, Jones has yet to make any payments as he appeals the amounts and the attempt to liquidate his company.
The unanimous opinion by the Texas Third Court of Appeals left intact more than $4.1 million in compensatory damages awarded by a jury to Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis for defamation and emotional distress.
But the court slashed more than $45 million in additional punitive damages down to $1.5 million to comply with the state's $750,000 cap for each plaintiff.

#million #court

An Alabama jury determined on Thursday, August 20 that former Alabama men's basketball player Kai Spears was defamed by The New York Times for an article that inaccurately linked him to the scene of a fatal shooting.
As part of the ruling, which came after five hours of deliberation and two weeks of testimony in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Spears was awarded $9.25 million in damages.
In March 2023, the newspaper reported that Spears, a walk-on that season for the top-ranked Crimson Tide, was in the passenger seat of former Alabama star and current Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller's car during the deadly shooting of Jamea Harris in Tuscaloosa. It was later revealed that the passenger in the car was a team manager, not Spears.
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Spears filed a lawsuit against the outlet for defamation and "false light" invasion of privacy, claiming it caused him emotional distress for linking his name to a high-profile murder. The Times later issued a correction and added an editor's note following Spears' lawsuit.

#later

Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker appears to be gearing up to sue conservative commentator Scott Jennings for defamation.
Jennings, a CNN contributor, went viral last week after posting a heavily edited, intentionally misleading video of what looked like Piker expressing extreme hostility towards Black voters and calling for lynchings. With the full context, it is obvious that Piker was being sarcastic.
"Black voters have been voting against the socialists, only to be ruled in many cases by privileged white commies," Jennings claimed, using Black identity as a bludgeon against the Democratic left. "Did you ever notice, by the way, how violent these people are? … Now [Abdul] El-Sayed's best friend is out there calling for Black voters to be lynched. Beneath all the smiles and dancing videos, there's nothing but hate and violence in the heart of these Communists."
As Snopes reported, Jennings lied when he claimed that Piker wanted to bringing back lynchings, as "Piker's remarks on lynchings were sarcastic reactions to a user's chat comment and opinions expressed by someone else in a separate video."
Jennings's video was widely panned, with many calling for Piker to sue. The streamer called Jennings's video "the worst instance of defamation" he'd seen. On Sunday, Piker confirmed that his team is preparing a defamation lawsuit, saying it seemed "unavoidable," and that it might include Fox News.

#piker #voters #calling #sarcastic

Netflix has moved to dismiss Tyra Banks' defamation suit targeting the streamer and its America's Next Top Model docuseries.
According to PEOPLE, Netflix, which released Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model in February, filed a motion to dismiss the suit on Friday, Aug. 14, citing that Banks' accusations are "about ordinary editorial decisions."
"After the interview, [Banks] signed an agreement granting the filmmakers the right to edit her interview footage, acknowledging she had 'no right to review or approve' the finished documentary, and releasing claims arising from it — including for defamation and false light," Netflix's motion reads.
"She now alleges the documentary…defames her — not because it says anything false about her, but because she wanted advance notice of what another interviewee would say, more of her interview included, and her perspective presented differently," the motion continued.
In June, Banks filed a defamation and "false light" lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of the docuseries. In her complaint, Banks claims that despite sitting for a three-and-a-half-hour interview to candidly reflect on the iconic reality show's complex legacy, producers utilized just 16 minutes of her footage through "surgical manipulation" and selective editing.

#banks #interview #defamation #motion

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It ends with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni both trying to move on.
But two years ago, the media frenzy surrounding their movie It Ends With Us was just beginning. Based on Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name, the film—which Lively and Baldoni starred in and he also directed—debuted in theaters Aug. 9, 2024. And while social media users sensed tension between the two actors after the premiere and press tour, fans never anticipated the contentious legal battle that started just four months later.
Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and several ******* ociates in December 2024, accusing them of launching a smear campaign to ruin her reputation in retaliation of her voicing concern about ******* ual harassment she said she experienced on the film's set from him and others. Baldoni and Wayfarer's legal team vehemently denied the allegations.
Then in January 2025, Baldoni, Wayfarer and others filed a lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist in which they accused them of defamation and extortion. They alleged Lively seized control of the movie and worked to "tar and feather" them in the press after she received backlash for her promotion of the film. Lively's attorneys slammed the accusations.

#movie

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Faced with a narrow path to winning control of the U.S. House, Democrats are seeing fresh opportunity in a northeast Ohio congressional seat where the Republican incumbent is facing mounting pressure over domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out dispute with his ex-wife.
Allegations against U.S. Rep. Max Miller, a White House adviser during President Donald Trump's first term, have been public for years but have recently drawn increased media scrutiny amid an escalating legal back-and-forth with his former spouse, who is the daughter of U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. That has Democrats sensing Miller could be vulnerable in a district he won two years ago with just over 51% of the vote.
Over the past week, they have called for Miller to resign, requested a congressional ethics investigation and suggested more help could be directed in the fall toward his Democratic opponent, union ironworker Brian Poindexter. Miller has denied the abuse allegations and filed defamation lawsuits against his ex-wife and a second accuser.
The House Majority PAC, a super political action committee aimed at electing a Democratic majority, said it is monitoring the race's dynamics as part of its strategy to push deeper into GOP territory in this year's midterm elections.
"HMP is willing to do whatever it takes to take back the House, and nothing is off the table," spokesperson CJ Warnke said.

#House #democrats #majority #congressional