defamation
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YouTuber Tasha K Loses Second Appeal Against Verdict in Cardi B. Defamation Suit
In January 2022, the popular blogger was ordered to pay the "Up" rapper $4.25 million after a nearly three-year-long battle.
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YouTuber Tasha K Loses Appeal in Cardi B. Defamation Suit
Back in January, the "Up" rapper won $4.25 million in her libel suit against her after a nearly three-year-long battle
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Clarence Thomas Wants Supreme Court To Revisit Media Libel Standards
The conservative majority could potentially make it easier for public figures to sue news outlets.
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A Journalism Lesson from George Zimmerman’s Failed Lawsuit Against Trayvon Martin’s Parents
Here's how not to get sued for defamation by a killer
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T.I. and Tiny Sued for Defamation Amid Sexual Assault Claims; T.I. Was Never Slated to Return for Ant-Man 3
Warning: This story contains details that are graphic and may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault. The ongoing claims against T.I. (born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) and Tiny Harris (born Tameka Cottle) have escalated further. Reports of letters written by attorney Tyrone A. Blackburn detailing claims of “sexual abuse, forced ingestion of illegal narcotics,…
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Judge Dismisses Police Interrogation Firm Defamation Suit Against Ava DuVernay and Netflix for When They See Us
One frivolous lawsuit down; one more to go. Back in October 2019, John E. Reid & Associates filed a defamation suit against Ava DuVernay and Netflix over their trademark police interrogation technique featured in the streamer’s popular limited series, When They See Us. The technique, known as The Reid Technique, has been deemed as controversial…
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Ava DuVernay and Netflix Formally Respond to When They See Us Lawsuit, Claim Dialogue Is Protected Under First Amendment
Netflix and When They See Us writer-director Ava DuVernay are fighting back on a lawsuit filed against them and the figurative punches are formal. As The Root reported in October, police interrogation firm John E. Reid and Associates filed a lawsuit against DuVernay and the production company/streaming platform in regard to the hit miniseries, claiming…
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Advice Columnist Who Accused Donald Trump of Sexual Assault Is Suing Him for Defamation
After accusing Donald Trump of sexual assault in her memoir, What Do We Need Men For?, advice columnist E. Jean Carroll is suing Donald Trump for defamation. Per the Washington Post, the lawsuit is related to statements he made this summer after she accused him of sexually assaulting her two decades ago in a New…