CNBC
July 7, 2022
Sacha Baron Cohen on Thursday defeated an appeal by former Alabama judge Roy Moore accusing the British comedian of defamation.
The court said the interview was constitutionally protected speech, agreeing with a lower court judge that it was “clearly comedy and that no reasonable viewer would conclude otherwise.”
The court also said Moore waived his right to pursue his $95 million lawsuit by signing a standard consent agreement before the interview.
