Progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday, accusing him of falsely claiming Piker advocated for lynching Blac…
Jennings later accused Piker of “calling for Black voters to be lynched” and referred to what he called “the Piker plan of returning our country to lynchings.”
The original footage came from an October 2024 Twitch broadcast in which Piker was reacting to a debate between two Black political commentators — one liberal and one conservative. After the conservative participant criticized “woke DAs,” Piker sarcastically suggested the commentator wanted to return to an era of racial discrimination and lynchings, according to the complaint.
“He said, ‘We need more Klansmen, OK? Can we go back to a better time when lynchings were happening?’” Piker said during the stream in reaction to the commentator’s argument.
Piker’s attorneys argue that the edited video removed the words “He said,” along with his laughter and surrounding commentary, to intentionally make it appear as though Piker was expressing his own beliefs rather than mocking someone else’s.
The dispute emerged amid the Michigan Senate race, where the edited video was circulated to criticize progressive Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed over his association with Piker.
Seems like Scott Jennings is going to get nailed to the wall for that, it’s pretty indefensible.
Or, I should say, CNN will. Or, I should say, Skydance will. Or, I should say, David Ellison will. Or, I should say, Larry Ellison('s pocketbook) will.
Neither person in this lawsuit is a political candidate. There are different rules for political ads than for what you can just say on TV about a public person.
Piker makes all his income by being popular and from his public image. If what Scott Jennings lied about causes, or may cause, Piker to lose income (by losing stream views because people now think he’s a racist), he has a right to sue Jennings for causing that to happen.
Seems like Scott Jennings is going to get nailed to the wall for that, it’s pretty indefensible.
Or, I should say, CNN will. Or, I should say, Skydance will. Or, I should say, David Ellison will. Or, I should say, Larry Ellison('s pocketbook) will.
Somehow the tax payers will foot the bill 😂
maybe this will help with Pikers antisemitism payments
good luck mr misogynist
He better settle and it’ll cost him
What I have learned about this hasan kid I’ve liked.
And I’m feeling strong that my read on him is that under no circumstance is he gonna settle for a sum that is less than actual, meaningful, blood.
Or let Scott chicken out and pay him the full $72mil
Looks like Piker is getting a new gamer chair and a home gym made entirely out of gold. Ethically sourced, obviously.
That doesn’t actually sound a ton different than literally any attack ad airing for any candidate at the moment.
If hope both parties lose this one, with a long trial for a one dollar verdict.
Neither person in this lawsuit is a political candidate. There are different rules for political ads than for what you can just say on TV about a public person.
Piker makes all his income by being popular and from his public image. If what Scott Jennings lied about causes, or may cause, Piker to lose income (by losing stream views because people now think he’s a racist), he has a right to sue Jennings for causing that to happen.
You have no idea what you’re talking about.
it’s fun when two shit bags get in court with eachother
You genuinely have no idea how courts work
I literally explained the scenario where that is possible.
You’re not just stupid, you’re ugly