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nsacpi
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A drag performer in Idaho won more than $1.1 million in damages on Friday in a defamation lawsuit against a blogger who falsely claimed that he had exposed himself to a crowd that included children at an event two years ago.
The jury unanimously decided that the blogger, Summer Bushnell, had defamed the artist, Eric Posey, when she claimed in videos and comments online that Mr. Posey exposed his genitalia while dancing onstage during a pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, even though he had not. It awarded Mr. Posey $926,000 in compensatory damages for defamation and another $250,000 in punitive damages, according to his lawyer, Wendy J. Olson.
“Can this guy be arrested for exposing his genitals to minors?” Ms. Bushnell wrote in one Facebook post, according to Mr. Posey’s complaint. Mr. Posey claimed that Ms. Bushnell’s online viewership soared as a result of those posts, while he “was exposed to hatred, contempt and ridicule.”
D. Colton Boyles, a lawyer who represented Ms. Bushnell, told jurors that his client’s claims about Mr. Posey were “close to the line” but did not amount to defamation, The Coeur d’Alene Press reported
Ms. Bushnell and Mr. Boyles did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday.
After the verdict, Mr. Posey said in a statement, “I am so grateful that the jury was attentive, and that they rejected the lies that put me in a dark place for nearly two years.”
The North Idaho Pride Alliance, which planned the 2022 event, said in a statement that the outcome was “what we hoped for, and we deeply appreciate the jury’s dedication and careful consideration of the facts presented.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/...e_code=1.u00.z9MO.5D8w9G9P_KO6&smid=url-share
The jury unanimously decided that the blogger, Summer Bushnell, had defamed the artist, Eric Posey, when she claimed in videos and comments online that Mr. Posey exposed his genitalia while dancing onstage during a pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, even though he had not. It awarded Mr. Posey $926,000 in compensatory damages for defamation and another $250,000 in punitive damages, according to his lawyer, Wendy J. Olson.
“Can this guy be arrested for exposing his genitals to minors?” Ms. Bushnell wrote in one Facebook post, according to Mr. Posey’s complaint. Mr. Posey claimed that Ms. Bushnell’s online viewership soared as a result of those posts, while he “was exposed to hatred, contempt and ridicule.”
D. Colton Boyles, a lawyer who represented Ms. Bushnell, told jurors that his client’s claims about Mr. Posey were “close to the line” but did not amount to defamation, The Coeur d’Alene Press reported
Ms. Bushnell and Mr. Boyles did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday.
After the verdict, Mr. Posey said in a statement, “I am so grateful that the jury was attentive, and that they rejected the lies that put me in a dark place for nearly two years.”
The North Idaho Pride Alliance, which planned the 2022 event, said in a statement that the outcome was “what we hoped for, and we deeply appreciate the jury’s dedication and careful consideration of the facts presented.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/...e_code=1.u00.z9MO.5D8w9G9P_KO6&smid=url-share
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
eh y'all free to bump up your latest greatest hits
Only problem is you're right next to Spokane.
chop2chip
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Very fitting that John Stockton is the favored son of Spokane
Yeah, I'll be sure to post this again when the "obstruction of an official hearing" gets thrown out by SCOTUS that many of the J6ers had been charged with.
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Tapate50
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Everyone knows
