Judge Dismisses Nina Jankowicz Defamation Suit Against Fox News
A Delaware judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News brought by Nina Jankowitz, former chair of the now-disbanded Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Disinformation Commission. The Delaware judge Fired On Monday, after ruling that “the statements that Ms. Jankowitz claims are defamatory are either substantially true or about the board she oversees and […]
Fox News defamation trial BEGINS
The judge in the $1.6 billion defamation case said the cable-news giant has a ‘credibility problem’ after Dominion Voting Systems … source
Rachel Maddow, other MSNBC hosts face $30M defamation trial from ICE doctor they called ‘uterus collector’
A defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal is heading to trial after a Georgia judge ruled that journalists including Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Chris Hayes published “verifiably false” claims about a doctor who allegedly performed “mass hysterectomies” on detainees at ICE centers. MSNBC and NBC journalists are accused of publishing 39 false claims about doctors they […]
German woman given harsher sentence than rapist for defamation
A German woman was given a harsher sentence than a convicted rapist because she called her rapist a “disgraceful rapist pig.” According to reports, 20-year-old Maya R. received a weekend jail sentence after being found guilty of defaming a man who was one of nine assailants in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in […]
CNN Staffers Called Ex-Navy Vet Suing For Defamation An ‘A**hole,’ Said They Were ‘Going To Nail’ Him, Lawsuit Alleges
CNN staffers allegedly called a Navy veteran who is suing the network for defamation an “asshole” and “shitbag,” according to a lawsuit filed June 12 in Florida. Zachary Young, who helped evacuate Afghan citizens following the U.S. withdrawal, sued CNN over a Nov. 11, 2021, segment airing on “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” The segment […]
Media Matters hit with sweeping layoffs after defamation suit by Elon Musk, federal probes
Liberal watchdog group Media Matters fired at least 12 staff members on Thursday, with executives and some of the fired journalists blaming X Inc. owner Elon Musk for the cuts. The billionaire tycoon sued the Washington, DC-based nonprofit. Defamation in November of last yearThey accused the company of fabricating images showing advertisements for major companies […]
Former Tacoma Police officer sues city, Washington state in $47M defamation suit
One of three Washington state police officers acquitted in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against city and state officials, alleging he was wrongly accused of criminal and racist misconduct. Ellis, a black man who was left face down on the sidewalk as he was shocked, beaten and begging to […]
Podcaster DJ Akademiks Sued for Rape, Defamation by a Woman
A woman has filed a rape and defamation lawsuit against mega-podcaster DJ Academics, alleging that she and another man sexually assaulted her in 2022. Fauzia “Ziya” Abashe met Academicus in 2021, and they had a brief relationship that culminated in one fateful night when she welcomed Academicus into her home in July 2022. She claims […]
Italian government accused of using defamation law to silence intellectuals | Italy
Giorgia Meloni’s government is strategically using defamation lawsuits to silence the nation’s intellectuals, a philosopher who is being sued by the Italian prime minister’s brother-in-law has claimed. In the latest in a series of lawsuits based on Italy’s relatively strict defamation laws, Donatella di Cesare of Rome’s Sapienza University was sued on May 15 by […]
Former Nickelodeon Boss Dan Schneider Files Defamation Suit Against ‘Quiet on Set’ Producers: ‘Hit Job’
Dan Schneider, former Nickelodeon producer and main subject of explosive documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TVfiled a lawsuit for defamation, calling the series a “hit job.” Although the documentary series did not accuse Dan Schneider of being a child sexual predator, the series did include interviews from former employees who […]