Sacha Baron Cohen Seeks Dismissal of Roy Moore's Defamation Law Suit

[MissMillie]

Source: USA Today

Montgomery, Ala (AP) Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen asked a federal judge to dismiss Roy Moore's lawsuit over a television segment that lampooned Moore in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.

The $95 million lawsuit accuses Cohen of smearing Moore's name and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. Moore was fooled into appearing on a "Who Is America?" segment where Cohen, posing as a faux anti-terror expert, demonstrated a supposed pedophile detecting device that beeped when it was placed near Moore.

Lawyers for Baron Cohen, Showtime Networks and CBS wrote last week in a joint filing that Moore signed an agreement waiving all legal claims before appearing on the "Who Is America?" segment. They said that in the agreement Moore waived all claims related to the program and anyone associated with it. They also said that the segment was satire and is protected under the First Amendment.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/sacha-baron-cohen-seeks-dismissal-of-roy-moores-defamation-lawsuit/ar-AAHryKY?ocid=spartanntp

[hlthe2b]

1. $95 million dollars. Good gawd, Moore is really ignorant.

[TheRealNorth]

2. Frivolous lawsuit

Hope the judge penalizes Moore for legal costs.

[cstanleytech]

11. "Hope the judge penalizes Moore for legal costs." Agreed. nt

[SergeStorms]

13. And all this time....

I thought GOPers were against 'frivolous lawsuits', demanding tort reform and all that. I guess this is just one more case of good old republican "do as I say, not as I do" hypocrisy. Fuck off Roy.

[TheRealNorth]

15. They now seem to love to use civil lawsuits to silence critics and expose malfeasance

See Devin Nunes' Cow.

Tort reform was to protect businesses and corporations from being held accountable for the damage they do.

[pstokely]

14. doesn't take much to pass the Alabama bar exam, does it?

?

[dewsgirl]

3. Man that show was good.

[Archae]

5. Good for shit.

[dewsgirl]

6. I liked the political parts.

[byronius]

8. I loved it as well.

[Archae]

4. As big of a jackass Roy Moore is, Cohen's "comedy" stunt was really stupid.

At best.

"Pedophile detector?"

Cohen-"I'm so funny! Ha ha...why isn't anyone laughing?"

[Polybius]

12. Agreed

I hate when he tricks people, so not funny.

[Kind of Blue]

7. I miss that show.

Roy Moore: "I never had an accusation of such things."

[Owl]

10. That was great!

[Kind of Blue]

17. ...

[BootinUp]

9. Pretty sure it will be. Nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. A perve suing for defamation

That's precious.