Keyword "defamation lawsuit" - List of latest news (100 results)

21/04 Tesla odometer scandal: Owners sue Elon Musk’s company

Tesla is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in California alleging the company is inflating odometer readings in its vehicles to void warranties and covering repairs.

19/04 Tesla whistleblower slams 'monster' Elon Musk and wants to sue him

Cristina Balan, a former engineer, lost her job after raising a safety concern regarding an alleged design flaw that could affect the cars' braking.

17/04 Rupert Lowe to sue Nigel Farage for defamation over 'false' allegations

Estranged MP has said he will pursue the matter in the High Court if the party leadership don't retract their 'false allegations'

12/03 Lively sends message to fans amid drama

Blake Lively has expressed her gratitude for fans after she stepped out to the SXSW premiere of her new film, Another Simple Favor, amid her ongoing legal battle with Justin Baldoni.

21/02 Diddy’s lawyer quits with scathing statement

One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defence lawyers has quit.

08/02 Justin Baldoni breaks down in new interview amid Blake Lively legal battle

Justin Baldoni will soon open up about his “intense” year.

06/01 Washington Post cartoonist resigns after paper rejects Bezos and Trump cartoon

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has resigned from the Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish her satirical sketch.

16/12 ‘Done before Christmas’: Judge’s spray over Lisa’s legal bill case delay

TV journalist Lisa Wilkinson will have to wait until next year to learn how much of her $1.8m legal bill Network 10 needs to cough up after a judge cleared her of defaming Bruce Lehrmann.

14/12 US network, star anchor to pay Donald Trump $25 million in defamation case

One of America’s biggest news networks and its star anchor have agreed to pay Donald Trump more than $25 million to settle a defamation lawsuit over incorrect comments about the President-elect being “found liable for rape”.

12/12 Sign Raygun has had the last laugh

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03/12 Eminem suffers personal tragedy as mother Debbie dies

Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, has died following a battle with advanced lung cancer. She was 69.

22/10 Giuliani ordered to hand over New York City apartment, Mercedes, luxury watches to defamation victims

Rudy Giuliani had targeted two election workers with false claims as part of his efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 loss to President Joe Biden.

22/10 Trump accuses "The Central Park Five" of killing a person and they respond: "Those statements are false"

The Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for defamation after falsely accusing them of murder during a presidential debate. Learn the details about the case and the reactions of both parties.

28/08 Appeals court revives Sarah Palin defamation lawsuit against New York Times — again

The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in 2019 reinstated Palin’s lawsuit after it was first dismissed by Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who had ruled she did not sufficiently plead a claim of “actual malice” in her complaint.

07/06 The woman who says she's the real-life version of Martha on 'Baby Reindeer' just sued Netflix for $170 million

Fiona Harvey wants more than $170 million after Netflix "destroyed her reputation" in the semi-fictionalized show, her lawsuit says.

29/04 Clive Palmer brings Tucker Carlson to Australia for ‘Freedom Conferences’

Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News host turned divisive freelance journalist, will headline a series of ‘freedom conferences’, Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has announced.

21/04 Dutton responds to Higgins’ olive branch to Linda Reynolds

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has welcomed Brittany Higgins’ expression that she was “sorry” for hurt caused to Senator Linda Reynolds and has called for further examination of the government’s handling of the former political staffer’s $2.4m compensation payout.

21/04 Friends fear Lisa Wilkinson is the subject of “white-anting”

Supporters of veteran broadcaster Lisa Wilkinson have slammed claims about her circulating in the television industry and believe an apparent white-anting operation is being orchestrated within Channel Ten.

19/04 ‘No chance’: Brutal update on Lisa Wilkinson’s future

The relationship between Channel 10 and its once-marquee star Lisa Wilkinson has collapsed so spectacularly that she was refused an appearance this week on the show she once led.

18/04 Peter Dutton’s 8 word reaction to Lehrmann verdict

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16/04 Appalling rape myth Bruce Lehrmann relied on to win

The long-awaited judgment in the defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network 10 was delivered on Monday. Despite that Lehrmann himself initiated this legal circus, his facade of lies was spectacularly dismantled brick-by-brick by Justice Michael Lee.

16/04 Revealed: the paltry sum Lehrmann would have been awarded if he won

Even if Bruce Lehrmann had won his defamation battle with Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson, he would have only been awarded $20,000.

15/04 The social media figures who spread Westfield Bondi massacre misinformation

While a mammoth police operation was still underway inside Westfield at Bondi Junction, a bizarre melting pot of Islamophobes, white supremacists, pro-Russia figures, Zionists and British personalities were busy flooding social media with speculation and wild conspiracy theories.

15/04 ‘Promising’ update on porn star Emily Willis in two-month coma

The family of an adult film star who has been in a “vegetative coma” for the last two months has shared a “promising” update.

13/03 Filed by her sister... A judge rejects a defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle

Filed by her sister... A judge rejects a defamation lawsuit against Meghan Markle

12/03 All staff sacked as sport blogging site sold

Sports blogging site Deadspin was sold to a European start-up and the entire staff was reportedly fired with barely any notice on Monday — just months after the publication was forced to apologise for wrongly accusing a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing “blackface”, The New York Post has reported.

08/03 Porn star Emily Willis in ‘vegetative coma’ and her family is preparing for the worst

Emily Willis is in a “vegetative coma”, with her family preparing for the worst.

05/03 Sad update on porn star after drug overdose

The family of a popular porn star left in a “critical condition” after a suspected drug overdose has issued a sad update on her health.

05/03 Unlikely link between Higgins and Kate

Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz have returned to Australia from their new life in France ready to face Senator Linda Reynolds in a legal battle.

04/03 Never-before-heard audio of Bruce Lehrmann’s ‘serious lie’

An audio recording of Bruce Lehrmann talking his way into Parliament House alongside Brittany Higgins has been released by a court, with the clip capturing what Channel 10’s lawyers describe as a “serious lie”.

22/02 Why a Michigan server who got a $10K tip says she was fired

The $10,000 tip was the surprise of a lifetime, but a server says it may be the reason she was fired.

16/02 ‘Cruel’: Inside Lisa’s troubles with Network 10

The dramatic collapse of the relationship between Network 10 and its former star presenter Lisa Wilkinson has been laid bare during a fiery dispute in the Federal Court.

06/02 Famous porn star in ‘critical condition’

Adult film star Litzy Lara Banulos, known as Emily Willis, has been hospitalised and is in a critical condition after a suspected drug overdose.

29/01 Ghada Aoun: I dropped the defamation lawsuit against Representative Hawat

Ghada Aoun: I dropped the defamation lawsuit against Representative Hawat

18/01 What Long-Shot Candidates Know

Why do political contenders facing steep odds hang on?

14/01 Fox News Isn’t a Kingmaker

If it were, Ron DeSantis would be the Republican front-runner.

08/01 Epstein accuser claims paedophile had sex tapes of Trump, Clinton and Prince Andrew

A Jeffrey Epstein accuser once claimed former US President Donald Trump allegedly had “sexual relations” with one of her unnamed friends at the late pedophile’s New York home “on regular occasions,” according to another trove of court documents unsealed on Monday.

07/01 Golf villain’s gigantic lawsuit attempts fails miserably

An attempt to sue multiple US media outlets and golf journalists in a $750 million (A$1.2bn) defamation lawsuit has backfired spectacularly on controversial LIV star Patrick Reed, who has been ordered to pay legal costs to the defendants.

04/01 Prince Andrew allegedly had ‘underage orgy’ on Epstein’s island

Prince Andrew allegedly had an “underage orgy” while staying on Epstein’s private island, bombshell leaked court documents claim.

04/01 Epstein docs reveal Stephen Hawking ‘orgy’ allegation

Jeffrey Epstein offered money to disprove a claim that Stephen Hawking participated in an “underage orgy”, it has been revealed.

02/01 What Epstein’s former assistant knows ‘will shock the world’

Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant is “quietly waiting” for the other shoe to drop as the court documents exposing more than 170 people with ties to the pedophile’s sex trafficking ring are set to be released on Tuesday, local time.

28/12 Kevin Hart sues controversial YouTuber Tasha K for extortion

Kevin Hart is suing controversial YouTuber LaTasha Kebe — known as Tasha K — for extortion after she allegedly threatened to release a bombshell interview with his former assistant unless he paid her a six-figure “ransom.”

24/12 Prince Andrew plunged into despair

Prince Andrew is allegedly “totally tormented” as his name is “set to appear” in an unsealed document related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it has been claimed.

22/12 Six words that could bite Higgins

When Brittany Higgins, her partner David Sharaz, Lisa Wilkinson and producer Angus Llewellyn met in a Sydney hotel room, their conversation turned to the possibility of Bruce Lehrmann one day launching defamation proceedings.

18/12 Opinion | The Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani

He’s the latest to be brought low for having peddled Trump’s false election claims.

11/12 Prince Harry must pay £48,000 to newspaper he sued

The publisher argued that the paper's article expressed an "honest opinion".

28/11 Rupert Murdoch Reportedly Being Deposed In Smartmatic’s Fox News Defamation Suit

The voting machine company is suing Fox and far-right figures for $2.7 billion.

21/11 Apparently he is opening a big castle at Scots right now

Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann will face off with journalist and media personality Lisa Wilkinson inside the Federal Court on Wednesday with their blockbuster defamation trial set to begin.

10/11 Donald Trump's Defense Against E. Jean Carroll Is Unraveling

A woman sexually assaulted by Trump is suing him for the second time, and the court has rejected one of Trump's expert witnesses.

09/11 Meghan Markle's sister lambasts Duchess for her turning back on her family

Meghan Markle's half-sister Samantha Markle said she remains "optimistic" that her defamation claim against the Duchess will go ahead to trial.

08/11 ‘I’ll throw you over the balcony’: Ex-commando denies pool assault

Former special forces soldier Heston Russell has denied drunkenly punching a man at an inner Sydney pool party, saying he was riled by a derogatory comment about veterans’ suicides, a court has heard.

03/11 Lisa Wilkinson locked in battle with Ten over legal bills

There is no suggestion that Lisa Wilkinson can’t settle her own legal bills as they come in after she launched court proceedings against Network 10 to force her employer to immediately stump up for her defence in their Bruce Lehrmann defamation suit, a court has heard.

01/11 Star slammed over ‘sick’ Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Halloween costume

Emily Hampshire is in some deep schitt.

19/10 Lisa Wilkinson sues Ten over Lehrmann legal bill

Lisa Wilkinson is suing Network 10, claiming her former employer backed out of an agreement to pay her legal costs in their defamation suit brought by Bruce Lehrmann, according to a report on Thursday.

05/10 Rudy Giuliani sues Biden as he faces mountain of his own legal issues

Rudy Giuliani sues Biden as he faces mountain of his own legal issues - Trump’s former attorney faces several lawsuits of his own as attorneys drop out of his Georgia case

04/10 Giuliani Sues Biden For Defamation After President Called Him A ‘Russian Pawn’

The lawsuit takes issue with comments Biden made during a presidential debate in 2020.

02/10 ‘Dead’ teen rapper returns in bombshell video

Teen influencer “Lil Tay” has made a dramatic return to social media after a five-year absence — and a false report of her death earlier this year — dropping a slickly produced music video.

28/09 Nolte: Judge Orders Defamation Lawsuit to Proceed Against Ava DuVernay, Netflix

A judge says former New York prosecutor Linda Fairstein might have a valid defamation case against Netflix and Ava DuVernay.

27/09 New twist in teen rapper’s fake death saga

The saga of Lil Tay’s bizarre death hoax continues.

06/09 Trump loses key ruling ahead of writer Carroll's defamation trial | News24

A federal judge on Wednesday said the writer E. Jean Carroll's second trial against Donald Trump stemming from her claim that he raped her will be limited to damages only, in a defeat for the former US president.

28/08 Higgins and Lehrmann to face off in court

Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins will both give evidence orally in an upcoming defamation trial, a judge has decided, as he rules the four-week trial will simultaneously address cases against Network Ten and the ABC.

25/08 Senator’s early win in Higgins’ fiance case

Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds won’t have to fork out hundreds of thousands of dollars as a security on potential legal costs for Brittany Higgins’ fiance in her defamation lawsuit against him.

22/07 Yumi Stynes has revealed the reality of being ‘cancelled’

In an awkward on-air moment media personality Yumi Stynes called out Network 10 for not giving her work in recent years while appearing on 10’s The Project.

20/07 Brittany Higgins slams Linda Reynolds ‘silencing’ attempt

Brittany Higgins has blasted Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds’ call to make it a crime for alleged victims to use the media or parliamentary forums to air allegations warning it could silence alleged victims.

17/07 Crucial CCTV in Lehrmann case found

Crucial CCTV depicting Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins at Parliament House on the night of her alleged rape has been handed over to a court after a top silk in the defamation proceedings demanded to know why it wasn’t produced earlier.

11/07 A-lister’s son spotted in rare outing to support his dad

Tom Cruise and son Connor made a rare appearance together in New York City on Saturday.

07/07 Wild CCTV claim in Lehrmann defamation case

A top silk acting in defamation proceedings involving Bruce Lehrmann has demanded to know why crucial CCTV depicting Mr Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins at Parliament House on the night of her alleged rape has not been disclosed in a subpoena.

06/07 Rudy Giuliani Forced To Pay $89K In Attorneys Fees For 2020 Defamation Case

The ex-Trump attorney was sanctioned for failing to turn over evidence in the case.

22/06 NY Times, Taylor Lorenz lose bid to get TikTok talent agent’s $11.6M lawsuit over ‘hit piece’ tossed

An August 2020 article accused Jacob of leaking nude photos of a TikTok influencer — a charge she denies.

02/06 Disturbing photos that undid ‘war hero’

Photographs featuring Ben Roberts-Smith alongside US soldiers holding an artificial limb known as “Das Boot”, have come back to haunt the decorated war veteran amid his defamation lawsuit against Nine newspapers.

02/06 Seven’s email to staff about Roberts-Smith

Disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has officially stepped down from his position at Channel 7 after losing his landmark defamation trial.

30/05 BRS in Bali on D-day for war crimes case

The multimillion-dollar defamation trial between war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith and Nine newspapers will come to an end today, but the man at the middle of the case has been spotted relaxing by a pool in Bali.

30/05 D-Day for decorated war veteran

The multimillion-dollar defamation trial of the century between war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith and Nine newspapers will come to an end on Thursday.

26/05 Newsmax Challenging CNN—But Defamation Suits Threaten Its Future

The conservative network has siphoned off viewers from Fox and repeatedly beat CNN in the ratings since Tucker Carlson’s ouster.

26/05 V’landys loses defamation appeal but judge slams ABC

NSW Racing boss Peter V’landys’ appeal against a defamation lawsuit loss has been rejected by the Federal Court however a judge found he was “treated shabbily” in the bombshell ABC report.

26/04 TV panel slammed for celebrating host’s sacking

The sudden ousting of conservative TV firebrand Tucker Carlson from Fox News this week was met with mixed reactions – but perhaps none more vocally jubilant than those aired on The View.

25/04 Here’s What Tucker Carlson Said In Lawsuits That Reportedly Led To His Firing

The ex-Fox anchor repeatedly criticized Fox News management, and allegations about sexism behind-the-scenes on his show were allegedly dismissed as “Tucker’s tone.”

19/04 Why Fox News’ Next Defamation Suit—From Smartmatic—Might Require Another ‘Big Check’ To Settle

After Dominion accepted a settlement offer, Smartmatic is moving forward with a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, its anchors and Rudy Giuliani.

19/04 Fox News still faces $2.7B defamation case from voting machine firm

Lawyers for the Rupert Murdoch-owned network are now gearing up for what could be an even more costly suit brought by Smartmatic which alleges Fox aired false claims about election rigging.

19/04 Fox News Defamation Settlement: Here’s Where Dominion And Smartmatic’s Other Lawsuits Stand Now

Dominion and Smartmatic still have nearly a dozen cases pending against right-wing defendants, including a separate case against Fox News.

18/04 Fox News Defamation Trial To Start Tuesday After Delay: Here’s What To Watch For

The high-profile trial was delayed by one day as the parties reportedly discussed a settlement.

17/04 Fox News Defamation Lawsuit Takes Another Twist Ahead of Trial Start

"We have been litigating based on this false premise that Rupert Murdoch wasn't an officer of Fox News," attorney Justin Nelson told a judge.

13/04 Fox News Defamation Trial Today: Here’s What To Watch For

Jury selection begins Thursday in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion around Fox’s 2020 election claims.

05/04 Bruce Lehrmann launches defamation lawsuit against the ABC

On Wednesday, Bruce Lehrmann filed the case in the Federal Court against the ABC just two months after he hit Channel Ten and News Life Media, the firm behind news.com.au, with similar lawsuits.

31/03 Major court victory for Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle has won the bid to have her half-sister’s defamation lawsuit dismissed by a judge.

23/03 Tom Cruise kids: Suri estranged but Isabella, Connor embracing Scientology

Tom Cruise may remain estranged from his youngest daughter, Suri, but his older children are a different story.

22/03 Source confirms sad news about Tom Cruise, daughter Suri

Tom Cruise continues to be estranged from his daughter, Suri Cruise, Page Six can confirm.

10/03 Why Blac Chyna is quitting her $360m OnlyFans empire

Blac Chyna is done making green via OnlyFans.

10/03 E. Jean Carroll CAN use Trump's Access Hollywood tape in lawsuit 

Carroll sought to introduce an excerpt from the tape, which was recorded in 2005 and where Trump boasted about forcing himself on women.

10/03 Dominion V. Fox News: Here Are The Most Explosive Comments Anchors And Rupert Murdoch Made About The 2020 Election Behind The Scenes

Court filings in the $1.6 billion defamation suit include repeated statements from high-ranking Fox officials suggesting they knew fraud claims about Dominion machines were false.

08/03 ‘Sidney Powell Is Lying’: New Fox News Dominion Documents Show Tucker Carlson, Murdoch And More Disputing 2020 Election Fraud—Here Are Their Wildest Comments

“I hate him passionately,” Tucker Carlson said about Trump in new court exhibits.

07/03 Tucker Carlson Doubles Down On 2020 Election Fraud Claims With Jan. 6 Footage Despite Fox Defamation Lawsuit

Carlson called the 2020 election “a grave betrayal of American democracy” after court documents showed he believed fraud claims about the election were false.

01/03 Rupert Murdoch Must Tell Fox News Hosts To Stop Spreading Election Lies, Congressional Democrats Demand

New court filings suggested Fox News hosts repeatedly pushed election fraud claims on-air despite acknowledging privately they knew they were false.

17/02 ‘Mind Blowingly Nuts’: Fox News Hosts And Execs Repeatedly Denounced 2020 Election Fraud Off-Air—Here Are Their Most Scathing Comments

Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing Fox for defamation, pointed to a slew of examples of Fox News officials calling leading election deniers “ludicrous,” “off the rails,” “lunatics” and “nuts.”

15/02 Court Lets Lawsuit Against Fox News Move Forward—Here’s Where Dominion And Smartmatic’s Defamation Suits Stand Now

Dominion and Smartmatic have filed a dozen lawsuits against Trump allies and right-wing news networks.

06/02 BRS Person X admits hindering police

A former SAS soldier who testified in the defamation trial of Ben Roberts-Smith has pleaded guilty to hindering Australian Federal Police after they confronted him in a Sydney hotel.

30/01 Royal ‘ready to sue’ over new book deal

Prince Andrew is poised to hit Virginia Giuffre with an $A140 million (£81million) lawsuit.

24/01 Patrick Reed throws tee at Rory McIlroy in disgust after disrespect

Patrick Reed has teed off on Rory McIlroy — literally.

23/01 King Charles’ astonishing Prince Andrew move

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19/01 Murdoch Deposed: Here’s What Fox Is Accused Of Lying About In Defamation Lawsuit Over 2020 Election

Dominion has accused Murdoch of pushing Fox News to spread baseless claims about election fraud despite knowing they were false.