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Alex Jones settles Unite the Right defamation lawsuit
Hat tip, the Virginia Mercury
ALERT | TOP STORY
Alex Jones settles Unite the Right defamation lawsuit
Tyler Hammel Mar 25, 2022
Controversial far-right vlogger and dietary supplement salesman Alex Jones has settled a defamation lawsuit filed against him by a witness of the Unite the Right car attack, agreeing to pay a sum of $50,000. ... Filed on behalf of area activist and former U.S. Foreign Service officer Brennan Gilmore, the Gilmore v. Jones lawsuit has been inching its way to trial for several years.
Gilmore sued Jones, who is the main host and operator of Infowars, as well as Infowars and several others, in March 2018, claiming defamation.
After Gilmore witnessed and filmed the Aug. 12, 2017, rally car attack that killed counter-protester Heather Heyer, the defendants started spreading conspiracies about Gilmore, which led to death threats against him and his family, according to the suit.
In addition to Jones and Infowars, the complaint names Free Speech Systems LLC, Jim Hoft, Lee Stranahan, Lee Ann McAdoo, Scott Creighton, Derrick Wilburn and former U.S. Rep. Allen B. West, R-Fla., as defendants. West was later dismissed from the suit and Wilburn and Hickford recently agreed to financial settlements.
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By Tyler Hammel
Reporter
Tyler is a reporter for the Daily Progress. You can reach him at (434) 978-7268
Alex Jones settles Unite the Right defamation lawsuit
Tyler Hammel Mar 25, 2022
Controversial far-right vlogger and dietary supplement salesman Alex Jones has settled a defamation lawsuit filed against him by a witness of the Unite the Right car attack, agreeing to pay a sum of $50,000. ... Filed on behalf of area activist and former U.S. Foreign Service officer Brennan Gilmore, the Gilmore v. Jones lawsuit has been inching its way to trial for several years.
Gilmore sued Jones, who is the main host and operator of Infowars, as well as Infowars and several others, in March 2018, claiming defamation.
After Gilmore witnessed and filmed the Aug. 12, 2017, rally car attack that killed counter-protester Heather Heyer, the defendants started spreading conspiracies about Gilmore, which led to death threats against him and his family, according to the suit.
In addition to Jones and Infowars, the complaint names Free Speech Systems LLC, Jim Hoft, Lee Stranahan, Lee Ann McAdoo, Scott Creighton, Derrick Wilburn and former U.S. Rep. Allen B. West, R-Fla., as defendants. West was later dismissed from the suit and Wilburn and Hickford recently agreed to financial settlements.
{snip}
By Tyler Hammel
Reporter
Tyler is a reporter for the Daily Progress. You can reach him at (434) 978-7268
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