Tag: defamation
Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage
By Maddy Lauria Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle one of the last outstanding defamation lawsuits against a news organization for airing false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. Newsmax announced the settlement in an Aug. 15 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the document, the network paid $27…
Sean “Diddy” Combs Files Defamation Lawsuit Over Alleged Sex Tapes
Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a defamation lawsuit for $50 million against an accuser who claimed to have incriminating sex tapes, as well as their attorney and the parent company of NewsNation. Sean “Diddy” Combs is denying incriminating claims. The R&B musician filed a $50 million lawsuit against an accuser who, according to court documents…
Rudy Giuliani is held in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case
By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers. Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled after hearing Giuliani testify for a second…
Court rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation case
Russell Lewis A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by Donald Trump after a jury decision that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll. After a nine-day civil trial in 2023, a jury determined that the plaintiff, E. Jean Carroll, was sexually abused by Donald Trump at a Manhattan department store in 1996.…