defamation
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Virginia Man Sues Local Paper, Reporter for Accurately Reporting His Family’s Slaveholding History
Here’s the thing about descending from a “First Family of Virginia”—there’s going to be an abundance of receipts about your family’s slaveholding past. One Charlottesville man, apparently, couldn’t abide the publication of those receipts and is suing a local newspaper and professor for disclosing his family’s slaveholding past—and having the sheer gall to insinuate that…
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Court Date Set for Tiffany Haddish and Ex-Husband Regarding Abuse Allegations Lawsuit
It looks like the ongoing legal proceedings between Tiffany Haddish and her ex-husband William Stewart are moving forward. As a refresher, a chapter in Haddish’s bestselling memoir The Last Black Unicorn (titled, “The Ex-Husband”), detailed accounts where she claimed her ex abused her in various ways, including choking, kidnapping and stalking and further hinted his…
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Osundairo Brothers File Defamation Lawsuit Against Jussie Smollett's Legal Team
In the case with more twists than a YouTube tutorial, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, the two personal trainers implicated in the case of Empire star Jussie Smollett, have filed suit against Smollett’s representation for defamation, according to the Chicago Tribune. According to their suit, the Osundairo brothers, who told investigators that Smollett paid them to…