CBS has defeated a $400 million lawsuit over Gayle King's interviews on 'This Morning' with two women who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault
with two women who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, claiming it didn't investigate the truth of the women's claims because it wanted to "visibly align itself on the side of perceived victims" in the wake of #MeToo.
Because Fairfax is a public figure, he had to show CBS acted with actual malice in order to succeed on his libel claim. U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on Tuesday found Fairfax wasn't able to do that. "Whether the broadcasts constitute actionable defamation against CBS, however, depends on whether a reasonable viewer would understand that CBS was presenting or implying either accusers’ statements as factually true," writes the judge.
With regard to actual malice, Trenga found Fairfax failed to sufficiently allege that CBS either had reason to doubt the women's veracity or "deliberately shielded itself from the truth."
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