Fox News Host Eric Bolling Sues Iranian Faggot Journalist for $50M Over Lewd Photo Allegation

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Yashar Ali is being sued over stories about sexual harassment
via text message.

The lawsuit comes just days after Ali wrote an Aug. 4 story for
HuffPost claiming that more than a dozen sources told him
Bolling sent "an unsolicited photo of male genitalia via text
message to at least two colleagues at Fox Business and one
colleague at Fox News."

On Saturday, Fox News suspended Bolling — recently a host on the
talk show Fox News Specialists and Cashin' In and formerly of
The Five — amid an investigation into the claims. He has worked
at Fox News since 2008.

Ali wrote Wednesday on Twitter that he has received a summons
from Bolling and says he stands by his reporting and will
protect his sources. In the initial story, Ali says he spoke to
14 sources on the condition of anonymity because they either
currently work at the networks, can't speak to press without
permission or signed confidentiality agreements.

The summons, which was filed Wednesday in New York state court,
says Bolling is seeking both damages and injunctive relief
arising from Ali's efforts to injure his reputation through
"intentional and/or highly reckless publication of actionable
false and misleading statements" about his conduct and character.

HuffPost issued a statement in response to the summons: "Yashar
Ali is a careful and meticulous reporter. We stand by his
reporting.” Editor-in-chief Lydia Polgreen also wrote on Twitter
that Ali is a paid freelancer under contract with HuffPost and
the outlet has "no hesitation about standing by him financially
in this case."

Because Bolling is a public figure, to succeed on a defamation
claim he will have to prove Ali either knew the information was
false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth. He has
retained Michael Bowe and Ronald Rossi from Kasowitz Benson
Torres — the firm whose name partner Marc Kasowitz reps
President Donald Trump. The firm also has ties to ousted Fox
News host Bill O'Reilly.

In addition to HuffPost, Ali writes for Mother Jones and New
York magazines. He has previously worked in politics, having
served as deputy chief of staff to then-San Francisco mayor
Gavin Newsom.

Ali has been described in press reports as a "Los Angeles
businessman" and was named a "Hillblazer" for Hillary Clinton's
presidential campaign, a term that refers to individuals "who
have contributed and/or raised $100,000 or more for Hillary for
America, the Hillary Victory Fund and/or the Hillary Action Fund
since the launch of this historic campaign on April 12, 2015."

Ali also noted that HuffPost isn't named in the suit. "[H]e is
coming after me personally," he tweeted. "I'm a big boy...but
very telling."

This suit comes amid an ever-growing legal circus surrounding
Fox News and its employees. The allegations span everything from
sexual harassment and retaliation to discrimination to
publishing fake news.

Fox Business host Charles Payne is also currently suspended
pending an investigation into sexual harassment claims. And Fox
Sports exec Jamie Horowitz was recently fired amid harassment
allegations.

Fox News has not yet replied to a request for comment.

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