defamation

Georgia election worker Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss testified on Monday in a jury trial that will determine how much Rudy Giuliani owes her and her mother, Ruby Freeman, in defamation damages.  In court, Moss described running to her hairdresser and begging her to help change her appearance after realizing that she’d become the target of a right-wing mob egged on by Giuliani, who falsely accused Moss and her mother of working to rig the election.  “I was afraid for my life,” Moss told the court, echoing…

If he didn’t want to pay millions to two Georgia election workers, he probably should have refrained from defaming them Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani are begging jurors not to grant two Georgia election workers the up-to $43 million in damages they’ve requested in their defamation case against the former Trump attorney.  Before the court on Monday, Giuliani’s lawyer Joe Sibley called the proposed damages “the civil equivalent of the death penalty.” “If you award them what they are asking for,…

Nov. 21, 2023 10:07 am ETX sued Media Matters for America after the left-leaning media watchdog group reported ads appeared near antisemitic and pro-Nazi content on the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter.X alleged in its lawsuit filed in federal court Monday that Media Matters was orchestrating a smear campaign to drive away advertisers. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Nov. 21, 2023 10:07 am ETX sued Media Matters for America after the…

A law firm representing some of the accusers of Andrew Tate, the kickboxer-turned-alpha male influencer-turned-accused sex trafficker, has issued a statement defending Andrew’s alleged victims after he filed a defamation lawsuit against two of them. “We are deeply concerned by these developments, which in our view amount to nothing more than a crude and malicious attempt to spread disinformation, disclose personal and private information, and attack those brave enough to speak out against their abusers,” the…

Many fans of Amber Heard have been wanting answers for why the Hollywood star left the US after her defamation trail against Johnny Depp.Earlier, reports emerged that Heard had quit Hollywood altogether as she relocated to Spain's capital city, Madrid. But recently, Heard was back with a bang with the premiere of her comeback film “In the Fire”. Amber Heard and Johnny Depp(File) According to a report by people.com, a source revealed Amber moved to Spain because she felt she “just had to get out of the U.S.”…

Ever since her clear and unequivocal loss in the race for Arizona governor, Kari Lake has traveled the country posing and strutting like a conquering hero.As a candidate, the former Fox TV anchorwoman was all in on former President Trump and his Big Lie about the 2020 election being stolen. Her brazen duplicity is probably what cost Lake the gubernatorial contest in November.But in characteristic fashion, she’s refused to acknowledge defeat, filing a lawsuit — since thrown out of court — and widely peddling false claims…

Hollywood actress Amber Heard has made her first public appearance since losing her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp. A day before the premiere of her new film “In the Fire”, Heard was seen at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy on Friday. Amber Heard(Twitter) Heard was spotted wearing a white T-shirt and matching wrap-around skirt for the event. As per reports, "In the Fire" is a supernatural thriller in which Heard's character is a psychiatrist who is “called to solve the case of a disturbed…

Kesha and Dr. Luke have settled their defamation lawsuit out of court, ending a fraught decade-long legal battle stemming from Kesha’s claim that her former producer had sexually assaulted her.In 2014, Kesha filed a civil suit against Dr. Luke and accused him of drugging and raping her in 2005, while also saying he had abused her “sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally” since she was 18. The producer, who’s real name is Lukasz Gottwald, filed a defamation lawsuit against Kesha days later, accusing her of…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHollywood star Johnny Depp is planning to donate part of the settlement from his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard to charity.The donations are part of a larger settlement agreed in December last year. Aquaman star Heard, 37, had previously been ordered to pay more than $10m in damages to Depp, 60, while he was ordered to pay Heard $2m following her countersuit accusing him…

James Trusty, attorney for Donald Trump, appears on "Meet the Press" in Washington, D.C., April 9, 2023.NBCUniversal | Getty ImagesAn attorney who quit the team defending Donald Trump in the criminal classified documents case said Friday he would no longer represent the former president in a separate defamation lawsuit against CNN.The lawyer, Jim Trusty, said in a court filing that his request to withdraw from the $475 million civil suit "is based upon irreconcilable differences" with Trump."Counsel can no longer…