Progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday, accusing him of falsely claiming Piker advocated for lynching Blac…
Neither person in this lawsuit is a political candidate. There are different rules for political ads than for what you can just say on TV about a public person.
Piker makes all his income by being popular and from his public image. If what Scott Jennings lied about causes, or may cause, Piker to lose income (by losing stream views because people now think he’s a racist), he has a right to sue Jennings for causing that to happen.
Neither person in this lawsuit is a political candidate. There are different rules for political ads than for what you can just say on TV about a public person.
Piker makes all his income by being popular and from his public image. If what Scott Jennings lied about causes, or may cause, Piker to lose income (by losing stream views because people now think he’s a racist), he has a right to sue Jennings for causing that to happen.
You have no idea what you’re talking about.