Reporter Yashar Ali broke the story that Eric Bolling allegedly sent pictures of male genitalia to his female colleagues, and now he’s getting SUED!!!
Just received a summons. Eric Bolling is suing me for defamation – $50 million in damages. I stand by my reporting + will protect my sources
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) August 9, 2017
Wow.
It looks like he’s not gonna back down:
Not going to stop reporting on Eric Bolling or anyone else. I've had family members killed/jailed in Iran, a lawsuit isn't going to scare me https://t.co/nvludsIV87
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) August 9, 2017
This was my first thought after I saw that tweet:
As horrible as this is for @yashar, I am excited for him to do discovery on Eric Bolling https://t.co/QwX9EFn38X
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 9, 2017
Bolling said previously he would try to clear his name:
Overwhelmed by all the support I have received. Thank you
I look forward to clearing my name asap
— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) August 7, 2017
And he added today:
I will continue to fight against these false smear attacks! THANK YOU FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT
— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) August 9, 2017
That will be an interesting battle. Ali says he has 14 sources. If he’s lying, he’s screwed. If he’s not, then Bolling is screwed. Either way, grab yer popcorn!!
And don’t forget – there’s independent corroboration from a woman who came out publicly on Facebook about sexual harassment at Fox News.
Here’s the complaint:
