CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student

- A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the “face of an unruly hate mob” confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.

Sandmann and other Covington Catholic students had been in Washington to attend a March for Life anti-abortion rally. The complaint said CNN, a division of Turner Broadcasting System Inc-owned Warner Media LLC, aired four “defamatory” broadcasts and nine online articles falsely accusing Sandmann, 16, and his classmates of “engaging in racist conduct.”

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Anyone who supports trump is a crook I hope they ruin his life and make him regret supporting that maniac. Left to his own devices he will most definitely be a racist, bigot and gun lover like most white republicans are. Make him lose CNN.

Well if this is the regular rate, Heaven alone knows how much CNN owes Donald Trump by now... !

Get 'em Nick

Y E S

He shouldn't get a dime.

barrybateman andersoncooper and jaketapper should be sued - they fuelled this hatred with their fake news reporting of the incident

MZHemingway Hit em and hit em hard Sooner or later they will learn to report facts instead of fiction

I'm filing a $500 million defamation suit against Fox News because they claim Democrats hate Jews.

Slightly overreaching, methinks.

should be tossed immediately and the student should pay legal fees.

WaywordKnight AP will be next. Very good. Put fake news out of business.

This kid and his parents are ridiculous!

seanmdav I bet ATT is not happy about this

Please, _please_ let it happen.

Looks like this kid has made a lucrative career making profits off of being an asshole. I expect we’ll see him as President soon.

MZHemingway May he win every penny.

seanmdav Good!

Fantastic! It couldn’t happen to a worse bunch of fake journos 🤣

MZHemingway Find out what it'll take to bankrupt them, and sue for that!

Bring in the body language experts! Because that face says “smug” and shows “contempt” like few do. And these outrageous lawsuits confirm the entitlement and hypocrisy behind his intent. He’s a condescending spoiled white kid who’s now reveling in controversy he purposely created

When CNN wrongs they should force that lil as colosseum tio pay their legal fees

Cheeky little c*nt. NickSandmann CNN washingtonpost nytimes guardian NPR TMZ billmaher (photo credit: JimCarrey)

Wait, the suits were filed in Kentucky? Yikes! WAPO and CNN are screwed.

greysanatomy112 CNN is going to pay a heavy price in reputation and punitive damages for their malfeasance in false reporting against Nick Sandmann. 👇

BradyToensing GOOD!!!

I wish the self-entitled brat luck on that one.

The American Dream !... 😝😫😨🤢 Let him go study instead and try to get wiser if still possible...

Fake news CNN finally being held accountable, could be a first step to getting reliable news in the future

Good!

MZHemingway Good

MZHemingway Good grief. People holding onto the idea this kid did something wrong are sad.

RyanGirdusky CNN Deserves Everything It Has Coming To Them . Personally it’s not enough, but it’s not about the money. ❇️ GO GET EM NICK ❇️

MZHemingway Great!

The Kentucky Student saw the camera and knew he was making a Trump statement by getting in the singer's face. Case closed.

RyanGirdusky 🔥 cnnbrk Doesn’t have A Leg To Stand On 🔥What CNN & Other Networks Has Done To This 16Yr Old Young man is Reprehensible It Will Forever Stay With Him 🔥CNN has Damage This Country beyond repair. They have colluded with the Justice Department & knowingly lied2 Ruin This Pres

Anybody seen the ACLU recently? I'm sure they were right there defending these kids, right? Right?

That kid is a punk, I hope this nonsense gets smacked down.

Well all news agencies that ran to condemn a snotty kid are worse than a snotty kid having maturity on their side!

That’s a bit much.

What? Crazy! I know what he deserves, a few lessons in manners for a start. Whatever happens it cannot change what the world witnessed him doing.

I’d love to be on that jury.

seanmdav Good luck with that. 🤣

So between CNN and WaPo his parents want over 500 million dollars. Seems about right.

Million dollar smile. 👄

seanmdav

Other media morons should take note......

It's nothing less than they deserve for slandering a child and ruining his reputation. The way this sick society has turned so hateful and punitive, that could destroy his career 40 years from now.

Privileged white kid? Seems they're in all the headlines these days?

seanmdav Burn it to the ground.

MZHemingway Only the beginning.

RyanGirdusky I’m over the top reading this HEADLINE !!

He should be paid what Manhattan, NY is worth back when it was purchased from Lenape Native Americans, $24 worth of trinkets. And throw in the natural skin drum.

Great news!

MZHemingway Yes!

Lol with a grin like that I'm sure the kid's already good at eating shit

seems like the kid was mocking the guy from seeing this

Lol. Good luck to that kid. He’s making being an asshole profitable. Maybe future POTUS ?

Trying to make some quick $$$. Love our society.

Millions of others called him a little shit as well, including myself. If it's true then is it defamation? His parents are teaching him a fine lesson.

MZHemingway 2 down 7 more to go -

We need to file a lawsuit against Fox every time they lie. There would be one courtroom just for Fox manned 24/7. The child and his parents are just looking for a fast buck. The child did this to himself...live with it.

MZHemingway Make them pay!

Hope the a-holes at CNN get sued out of existence.

seanmdav Time for accountability

seanmdav Good !! 👏👍

That kid is gonna get paid big.

Hmmm!

Cashing-in! This is the product of Catholic education?

This case won't last long. The complainant has the burden of proof regarding CNN intent (which had to he malicious) & reputational damage (to someone who was an unknown & will be again as soon as he stops trying to be in the spotlight). Who is paying his lawyer? I bet on GOP.

I hope the legal process has the courage to ferret out the truth about this episode. He could walk away satisfied and inwardly despise the Indian guy for his gawkish display. It’s a key moment in the nation’s history.

TBH That's a face you'd never get tired slapping... (Maybe it's just me?)

Good. It was the worst that's been done in assumption making news. Even worse than Fox

The grossness of this is too much.

Good.

Why not a billion dollars. So stupid.

$275 million? Wowsers.

I’ve been waiting for this! Can’t wait to see how this plays out. The only defamation was self-inflicted by this smug kid, and he deserves what zerozipnada he’s going to get!

Sue them out of business!

Always the victim.

And idiots are STILL attacking the kid, absolutely unbelievable “humans” are that full of hate!!

Sick as hell.....

These parents are creating malignant narcissists & potential psychopaths. By not holding them accountable for their egregious behavior & using this tragedy as a teaching moment they are complicit & culpable. We all saw the full tape. It made me & millions of others want to vomit.

I hope it sticks.

I graduated from cov cath, political manipulators are bankrolling this lawsuit not because they think it can win in court, but because the distraction and ensuing media focus will be help them divert attention from more important things happening right now.

Good. Hopefully this will show the MSM that they are not immune to slander a private citizen.

Moron kid will lose the lawsuit when discovery begins.

This kid and his parents are still trying to stay in the news.

You mean there are consequences for actions? 😵

They can just take it out of Scott Jennings’ salary.

That’s a lot of zeros.....

Wow!

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