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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

ANOTHER LAWSUIT?!?: Jesse Ventura Back in Court Against Chris Kyle, American Sniper

A multi-million dollar verdict against the widow of Navy SEAL legend Chris Kyle isn’t enough for Jesse Ventura – he’s filed another lawsuit in a grab for even more money.

In July, the disgraced former governor won $1.8 million from the Kyle’s estate in a dispute over a subchapter about a California bar fight between the SEAL sniper and a man he called “Scruff Face” and publicly identified as Kyle during subsequent interviews.

The latest lawsuit, a naked grab at money from a deceased hero, is against the books publisher, Harper Collins. According to documents filed with the court, the publicity of Ventura getting dropped like a sack of potatoes “generated by the false and defamatory story about Ventura substantially increased sales of ‘American Sniper,’ thereby generating millions of dollars in revenues and profits for Harper Collins.”

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

P.O.S
I HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT FOR HIM.

Anonymous said...

Well... he has a point, and he won his defamation case. The "sniper" folks made money with apparently false stories, as litigated in court. I think this article should really tone down the rhetoric and stick to the facts.

This doesn't look to me like profiting off of a dead man, it looks like getting back a people who profited from a lie that defamed Ventura. They also used the Ventura name and brand to boost sales. I think Ventura has every right to win these cases.

Anonymous said...

So y not DONATE the money to a vet organization? ??

Anonymous said...

the lawsuit was against the publication company not the window