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WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 11:29 AM Mar 2015

Paris Mayor: I’m ‘Still Angry’ with Fox News, Lawsuit Moving Forward



In a new interview with CNN International’s Hala Gorani, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she’s “still angry” with Fox News over its reports on her city’s supposed Muslim “no-go zones” and the lawsuit against the network she vowed to pursue will be moving forward.

“It was a lie at a very serious time,” Hidalgo said through a translator, referring to the days after the Charlie Hebdo shooting. “And some like Fox stigmatized a portion of the population and they wanted to show something that doesn’t exist. So it’s normal I’m angry. And I am still angry.”

Responding to the Washington Post’s Erik Wemple, who called the lawsuit “idiotic,” Hidalgo said her suit is not “just for show,” citing the economic implications that could arise if Americans take Fox’s characterization to heart and become afraid of visiting Paris.

But while Hidalgo told CNN the lawsuit has been filed, Wemple reported Friday that Fox had not as of yet received any formal complaint from the city.

Back in January, when Hidalgo first brought up the plans to sue in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Fox News EVP Michael Clemente said in a statement, “We empathize with the citizens of France as they go through a healing process and return to everyday life. However, we find the Mayor’s comments regarding a lawsuit misplaced.”

That same night, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly was on the case, telling his audience, “This is just an attention-getter, another playing to the left, that’s what this is. Suit’s going nowhere. It’s ridiculous.”
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Paris Mayor: I’m ‘Still Angry’ with Fox News, Lawsuit Moving Forward (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2015 OP
Go to it, Mayor! Rake 'em over the coals! KansDem Mar 2015 #1
I thought I heard her say the suit was filed in a French court... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #2
sued by the mayor of the... dhill926 Mar 2015 #3
Sue their asses off. DetlefK Mar 2015 #4

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
2. I thought I heard her say the suit was filed in a French court...
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 11:39 AM
Mar 2015

so French law could be quite different from ours.

French Fox could be in for it.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
4. Sue their asses off.
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 11:44 AM
Mar 2015

I'm really curious what defense Fox News will use.
- incompetence
- It was just a joke.
- As if anybody believes us...

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