Sacha Baron Cohen Seeks Dismissal of Roy Moore's Defamation Law Suit
Source: USA Today
Montgomery, Ala (AP) Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen asked a federal judge to dismiss Roy Moore's lawsuit over a television segment that lampooned Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.
The $95 million lawsuit accuses Cohen of smearing Moore's name and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. Moore was fooled into appearing on a "Who Is America?" segment where Cohen, posing as a faux anti-terror expert, demonstrated a supposed pedophile detecting device that beeped when it was placed near Moore.
Lawyers for Baron Cohen, Showtime Networks and CBS wrote last week in a joint filing that Moore signed an agreement waiving all legal claims before appearing on the "Who Is America?" segment. They said that in the agreement Moore waived all claims related to the program and anyone associated with it. They also said that the segment was satire and is protected under the First Amendment.
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hlthe2b
(102,141 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,471 posts)Hope the judge penalizes Moore for legal costs.
cstanleytech
(26,248 posts)SergeStorms
(19,187 posts)I thought GOPers were against 'frivolous lawsuits', demanding tort reform and all that. I guess this is just one more case of good old republican "do as I say, not as I do" hypocrisy. Fuck off Roy.
TheRealNorth
(9,471 posts)See Devin Nunes' Cow.
Tort reform was to protect businesses and corporations from being held accountable for the damage they do.
pstokely
(10,523 posts)?
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Archae
(46,301 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)byronius
(7,391 posts)Archae
(46,301 posts)At best.
"Pedophile detector?"
Cohen-"I'm so funny! Ha ha...why isn't anyone laughing?"
I hate when he tricks people, so not funny.
Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)Roy Moore: "I never had an accusation of such things."
Owl
(3,640 posts)BootinUp
(47,094 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,766 posts)That's precious.