“I have no doubt that the course of conduct was a negligent, indeed reckless, abuse of media freedom,” Justice Karen Steyn wrote in her ruling. “Over a period of years, [defendant Richard Hall] has repeatedly published false allegations, based on the flimsiest of analytical techniques, and dismissing the obvious, tragic reality to which so many ordinary people have attested.”
“Never did I expect to suffer like this from eating a burger,” plaintiff Eric Stelly said in a statement. “I hope my lawsuit can shed light on how this happened, so that McDonald’s can fix the problems and prevent them from happening again.”
The five plaintiffs say that Vince McMahon and the WWE tolerated the “open, rampant abuse” of “ring boys” as young as 12, all of whom worked as assistants to ringside announcer Melvin Phillips Jr. in the 1980s and the 1990s.
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Combs, who is now named as a defendant in more than a dozen civil lawsuits, is also facing criminal charges. Federal prosecutors have accused Combs of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise,” using his music and business empire to traffic and exploit women.
“Our client […] has demonstrated enormous courage in filing her lawsuit against a famous director,” said lawyer Gloria Allred, who represented Doe throughout proceedings. “Although the defendant has appeared to return to business as usual in his life, our client has not been able to return to business as usual.”