Fox News Host Sues Reporter for $50 Million Bucks
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It appears that Eric Bolling is boiling mad and he's fighting back.
Bolling has been yanked off the air at Fox News after a story, written by HuffPo's Yashar Ali, claimed that Bolling sent unsolicited dicks pics to co-workers at Fox News.
Fox has taken Bolling off the air while they investigate the matter.
But, Bolling is not sitting around quietly and has filed a $50 million dollar lawsuit against Ali for writing the story.
The summons, which was filed Wednesday in New York state court, says Bolling is seeking both damages and injunctive relief arising from Ali's efforts to injure his reputation through "intentional and/or highly reckless publication of actionable false and misleading statements" about his conduct and character.
HuffPost issued a statement in response to the summons: "Yashar Ali is a careful and meticulous reporter. We stand by his reporting.” Editor-in-chief Lydia Polgreen also wrote on Twitter that Ali is a paid freelancer under contract with HuffPost and the outlet has "no hesitation about standing by him financially in this case."
Because Bolling is a public figure, to succeed on a defamation claim he will have to prove Ali either knew the information was false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth. He has retained Michael Bowe and Ronald Rossi from Kasowitz Benson Torres — the firm whose name partner Marc Kasowitz reps President Donald Trump. The firm also has ties to ousted Fox News host Bill O'Reilly.
