Hunter Biden is getting ready to file a lawsuit against Fox News for defamation
Lawyers representing Hunter Biden are preparing to sue Fox News for defamation, citing conspiracy, false portrayal, and inappropriate use of his image in a letter to the network. The lawsuit, led by attorney Mark Geragos, accuses Fox News of damaging Mr. Biden’s reputation. The legal action follows a series of alleged defamatory actions by the network. The legal team for Hunter Biden is gearing up to sue Fox News, alleging defamation, conspiracy, false portrayal, and unauthorized use of his image. Spearheaded by attorney Mark Geragos, the lawsuit accuses Fox News of tarnishing Mr. Biden’s reputation, prompted by a string of purported defamatory incidents involving the network.
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News “imminently” on defamation grounds, according to a letter sent to the network.
The Tuesday letter, obtained by NBC News, which served as a litigation notice for Fox News, alleges its “conspiracy and subsequent actions to defame Mr. Biden and paint him in a false light, the unlicensed commercial exploitation of his image, name, and likeness, and the unlawful publication of hacked intimate images of him.”
Biden has reportedly hired attorney Mark Geragos and his firm to represent him in his lawsuit against Fox. Geragos has represented many celebrity clients, such as singer Michael Jackson, former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, actor Jussie Smollett, and musician Chris Brown.
“For the last five years, Fox News has relentlessly attacked Hunter Biden and made him a caricature in order to boost ratings and for its financial gain,” Geragos said in a statement. “The recent indictment of FBI informant Smirnov has exposed the conspiracy of disinformation that has been fueled by Fox, enabled by their paid agents and monetized by the Fox enterprise. We plan on holding them accountable.”
The lawsuit is spurred on by numerous mentions of President Joe Biden’s son on the network, at least 13,440 times since the beginning of 2023, per Media Matters.
The younger Biden’s legal team reportedly believes the number of mentions across a significant period of time makes the threat as significant as the nearly $800 million judgment in the Dominion Voting Systems case, in which the network settled with the company to dismiss defamation claims.
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The letter specifically cited Fox’s advancement of bribery allegations by FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was indicted in February on charges of making false statements about the Bidens to the FBI. “Smirnov and the post-indictment revelations basically closed the loop on the conspiracy,” Geragos told NBC News.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Fox News for comment.
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