Chicago man sues dozens of women for $75 million in reputational damage after they wrote negative reviews about him on his Facebook page calling him “clingy.” is happening.
Nikko D'Ambrosio, 32, said his name and photo were shared on a private Facebook page called “Are We Dating The Same Guy,” according to the lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois. He is suing 27 women for defamation, disclosure of personal information, and invasion of privacy.
“Defendants broadcast outrageous, cruel and malicious lies about Plaintiff, either knowing that the statements were false or with reckless disregard for their truthfulness,” the complaint states.
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Nikko D'Ambrosio, 32, said her reputation was damaged late last year when her name and photo were shared on Chicago Edition's Are We Dating The Same Guy Facebook page. (U.S. District Court/Northern District of Illinois)
The suit also names the man and Facebook's parent company, Meta.
The social media page describes itself as a community of “Red Flag Awareness” groups across the country, where women work to empower each other and protect each other from “toxic men.” According to the complaint, the page has subgroups across the country where users can attack the character of men they meet online.
“Thousands of men have been potentially defamed by members of the groups through these online publications, but as a result of the social media groups’ private status and tightly controlled membership lists, “He was completely unaware that his character was being attacked,” the complaint states.
D'Ambrosio said in his complaint that the defendants made false and defamatory statements about his relationship with him. He claims the posts have led to “personal humiliation, emotional pain and suffering, emotional distress, stress, anxiety, and lost profits.”
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A woman who met D'Ambrosio posted on a Facebook group that he was “very clingy.” (U.S. District Court/Northern District of Illinois)
In the filing, he said he met the woman at a cultural event in Chicago and had consensual sex that night. After that, the two went on a few “low-key” dates, but “never entered into an exclusive dating relationship.”
The woman then told the Facebook group that D'Ambrosio had become “quickly very clingy,” flaunting his money and “kept saying she didn't want to see his bad side, especially during work calls.” He is said to have posted, “Ta.'' ”
She also allegedly released a photo of D'Ambrosio. Several women commented on the post and claimed to have had similar experiences with him.
One commenter wrote, “I went out with him a few times over a year ago. He told me what I wanted to hear until we broke up. Then he ghosted me. “I was trying to avoid it,” he wrote.
A commenter said D'Ambrosio “ghosted” her after they slept together. (U.S. District Court/Northern District of Illinois)
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Another posted: “He's been posted here before. The poster said he sent her a bunch of texts calling her names because she didn't want to spend the night with him.” I wrote.
According to the complaint, the woman posted the post using her real name, but after being contacted by D'Ambrosio in December, she deleted it and reposted it anonymously on a Facebook group page.
”[Their] “The tort is so outrageous in nature and extreme in degree that it goes beyond the bounds of decency and should be considered cruel and completely unacceptable in a civilized society,” the complaint states. There is.
