Hunter Biden has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Fox News. The president’s son is accusing the network of using explicit footage of him as part of a streaming series.
Associated press reports that the president’s son filed the lawsuit on Sunday in Manhattan.
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The streaming program that showed it all
The footage was used in ‘The Trial of Hunter Biden’. The show premiered on the Fox Nation streaming service in 2022. The series features a “mock trial” of Hunter Biden on charges he did not face, and included photos of Biden nude and engaged in sexual acts, according to the lawsuit. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that the dissemination of intimate images without Biden’s consent violated New York’s revenge porn law. Additionally, the lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and an order directing Fox to remove any copies of the explicit images.
“Fox published and disseminated these Intimate Images to its vast audience of millions as part of an entertainment program to humiliate, harass, anger and alarm Mr. Biden and to tarnish his reputation,” according to the process.
A Fox News spokesperson called it a “process with entirely political motivation” that was “devoid of merit” in an emailed statement. The statement noted that Biden’s lawyers sent them a letter demanding his removal from streaming platforms by April 2024. “The program was removed within days of the letter, out of an abundance of caution, but Hunter Biden is a public figure who has been the subject of multiple investigations and is now a convicted felon. Consistent with the First Amendment, Fox News accurately covered newsworthy events authored by Mr. Biden, and we look forward to vindicating our rights in court,” according to the emailed statement. However, the lawsuit claims that Fox has not completely removed promotional materials for the series. Additionally, the show is still available on some third-party streaming platforms.
Hunter Biden convicted of three serious crimes
The show’s mock trial involved allegations of bribery and improper financial dealings with foreign governments. However, Hunter was never charged with these crimes.
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Contributions from Associated Press staff.
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