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Judge Dismisses Laura Loomer's Defamation Suit Against Bill Maher

A judge dismissed Laura Loomer's defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher and HBO, ruling that Maher's joke about her having sex with Donald Trump was not defamatory. The court found the statement was clearly hyperbole and not meant to be taken as a factual assertion.

22 Apr, 15:11 — 22 Apr, 22:03
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The IndependentMostly Factual1h ago

Laura Loomer loses defamation case against Bill Maher over his joke that she had sex with Donald Trump

Judge throws out far-right activist’s $150M defamation claim after finding that ‘no reasonable person’ would take HBO comedian seriously

By Alex Woodward

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual2h ago

Laura Loomer loses Bill Maher defamation case: What is the Donald Trump remark that led to row? Watch video

Laura Loomer, longtime Donald Trump ally, lost a defamation case she filed against Real Time host Bill Maher and HBO, over a remark about her and the POTUS.

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual4h ago

Diddy’s $100 Million Lawsuit Against NBCUniversal Over ‘Bad Boy’ Doc Dismissed By Judge

New York Supreme Court Judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond ruled that the case brought by the hip-hop icon should be dismissed because it lacked merit.

By Kevin Dolak

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deadlineMostly Factual2h ago

Judge Rejects Laura Loomer’s Defamation Claim Against Bill Maher And HBO

A federal judge sided with Bill Maher and HBO in rejecting Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against the host, concluding that she had not met the threshold for proving that he acted with actual malice. Loomer sued in 2024 after Maher, on one of his shows, quipped that he thought she was maybe “in an arranged […]

By Ted Johnson

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billboardMostly Factual7h ago

Diddy Can’t Sue NBC Over Biggie & Kim Porter Death Claims in ‘Making of a Bad Boy’ Documentary

A judge threw out the disgraced hip-hop mogul's $100 million defamation lawsuit as legally baseless.

By Rachel Scharf

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tmzMixed8h ago

Kash Patel's Defamation Lawsuit Against Former FBI Official Dismissed

It's not looking good for Kash Patel -- because a federal judge just tossed out his defamation lawsuit against former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi. Figliuzzi -- the former assistant director for Counterintelligence at the FBI -- had quipped on the…

By TMZ Staff

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