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Mike Masnick
@masnick.com

Generally pretty skeptical of most defamation cases... but this one... seems like Piker's got a point. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.comComplaint – #1 in PIKER v. JENNINGS (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03770) – CourtListener.comCOMPLAINT against SCOTT JENNINGS with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12768792) filed by HASAN PIKER. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Fain, B. Gammon) (Entered: 1...
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN commentator Scott Jennings in federal court and wants more than $72 million in damages

news.bloomberglaw.comHasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings in $72 Million Defamation SuitLivestreamer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against commentator Scott Jennings in federal court Tuesday and wants more than $72 million in damages.

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Oggie
@oggie.bsky.social

Actual malice is such a ridiculously high bar that it almost always never gets crossed, but.. yeah, that's....something.

ANB
@anbock.bsky.social

Yup. Same. The fact that they were given ample opportunities to correct the record and remove the content make it that much more damning

Crary
@crary.bsky.social

Yeah, assuming the facts are basically as presented, this may be a new exemplar of "actual malice."

JessicaBlack
@jessbheart.bsky.social

Scott's podcast is sponsored/syndicated or something like that with the Sinclair broadcast company if i'm recalling correctly... I assume they must be liable or those fancy fancy lawyers wouldn't of sue'd for so much sense Jennings isn't worth that kind of money.

Salty
@saltyk.bsky.social

Deceptively edited video, fake quote, ignored communications. And Piker’s pretty squarely got him on items two and three.