In a significant legal development, the men formerly known as the Central Park Five have filed a defamation lawsuit against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The lawsuit, lodged on Monday, accuses Trump of making “false and defamatory statements” during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial for…
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs secured a legal victory after a federal judge dismissed a bizarre lawsuit filed by Colorado inmate Alfredo P. Gonzalez. The inmate, who claims affiliation with the Sinaloa drug cartel, alleged that Diddy sought his assistance in arranging sex trafficking of minors. Gonzalez further claimed that when he refused, Diddy and…
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Giorgi Rtskhiladze, a Georgian-American businessman, can proceed with his defamation lawsuit against former Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The ruling, issued on Friday, allows Rtskhiladze’s case to move forward despite Mueller’s office concluding its investigation in 2019. Rtskhiladze’s lawsuit stems from a footnote in Volume II of Mueller’s report…
Hip-hop artist Soulja Boy has filed a defamation lawsuit against controversial YouTube vlogger Tasha K and William The Baddest, following allegations made during an interview posted on Tasha K’s channel. This latest legal action adds to Tasha K’s mounting legal troubles, as she has faced similar lawsuits from Cardi B and Kevin Hart in the…
In the legal battle surrounding former President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against ABC, the network’s legal team is intensifying efforts to dismiss the complaint. They contend that Trump’s allegation of defamation against host George Stephanopoulos is essentially splitting hairs over semantics. The latest filing, submitted on Friday, delves into the intricacies of the case, pushing…
A Texas judge on Wednesday allowed a defamation lawsuit against Elon Musk to proceed but denied the request to sanction Musk’s prominent attorney, Alex Spiro. Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel rejected the motion to dismiss the Travis County lawsuit filed by plaintiff Benjamin Brody last year. Musk had argued that the case violated a state law…
Federal Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell in Florida has made a resounding decision to completely toss out a defamation lawsuit brought by Samantha Markle against her half-sister, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. This marks the third attempt by Samantha Markle to hold Meghan accountable for remarks made during a CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey in…
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