Yahoo News August 25, 2022 The legal row surrounding golf’s bitter split has further escalated after Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were served notice of a subpoena to reveal details of a PGA Tour players’ meeting last week. The meeting was followed on Wednesday by a $100 million raft of new proposals for the PGA Tour, which includes four new ‘elevated events’ with prize money of at least $20m, a $50m boost to player bonuses and a $500,000 minimum yearly return for golfers who compete in at least 15 tournaments. Continue Reading…..
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By Larry Klayman, Esq. Several weeks ago, I turned on NBC’s Golf Channel to find PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducting a press conference where he trashed and threatened then PGA Tour players who would dare partake in the new upstart LIV Golf Tour, conceived of by golfing icon Greg Norman and financed by the Saudi Investment Fund. Although I am an accomplished golfer, until recently I never paid attention to “golf politics.” Branding PGA Tour players criminals if they would dare to enter into a contract with LIV Golf, and smearing them for engaging in “sportwashing” by accepting…
By Larry Klayman The Washington Times August 22, 2022 Several weeks ago, I turned on NBC’s Golf Channel to find PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducting a press conference where he trashed and threatened PGA Tour players for daring to partake in the new upstart LIV Golf, conceived of by golfing icon Greg Norman and financed by the Saudi Investment Fund. Branding PGA Tour players in effect criminals for entering into a contract with LIV Golf, and smearing them for engaging in “sportwashing” by accepting “blood money” from the Saudi Investment Fund, Mr. Monahan could not contain his unhinged…
Golf August 18, 2022 Another explosive lawsuit has been filed in the world of men’s professional golf. This time, by Patrick Reed. The nine-time Tour winner has filed a defamation suit in the Southern District of Texas against Brandel Chamblee and Golf Channel, alleging they “have conspired as joint tortfeasors for and with the PGA Tour, its executives and its Commissioner Jay Monahan, to engage in a pattern and practice of defaming Mr. Reed.” The lawsuit uses quotes from Chamblee from his time on the air for Golf Channel and Sky Sports as well as on podcasts to allege…
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By Dr. Richard Swier Red Country July 31, 2010 Long before there was a TEA Party, Glenn Beck 912 movement, 13 Patriots and thousands of others, there was Larry Klayman. Larry believes it is more important to be virtuous than be liked. Larry believes there is an ultimate right and wrong. Some of you may not know Larry Klayman but you should. If you believe in the Constitution of the United States and that the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of our federal government are corrupt to the core then you need to read Larry’s book, WHORES: Why and…
(Houston, Texas, August 16, 2022). Today, Patrick Reed, among the world’s most accomplished, young professional golfers, with only one of his many victories coming at the 2018 Masters tournament, sued Brandel Chamblee and NBC’s Golf Channel for defamation. See Reed vs. Chamblee, et. al, Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-2778 (S.D. Tx.). Mr. Reed recently joined the LIV Golf Tour. Chamblee, Golf Channel, and the PGA and DP World Tour and their Commissioners Jay Monahan and Keith Pelley, are alleged to be co-conspirators for their anticompetitive conduct and anticompetitive practices in order to destroy the upstart LIV Golf Tour, Mr. Reed,…
By Olivia Jakie PEOPLE.com July 14, 2022 Sacha Baron Cohen, known for his portrayal of the fictional character Borat, defeated an appeal brought by Roy Moore after the politician claimed the actor defamed him during an appearance on his political satire Showtime series, Who Is America?, in 2018. Showtime and CBS, also sued by Moore, shared in the appellate victory. Attorneys for Moore said Cohen, 50, tricked him into appearing on the show and falsely portrayed him as a pedophile, according to The Wall Street Journal. Continue Reading…..
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. Continue Reading…..
By Larry Neumeister AL.com June 12, 2022 Attorney Larry Klayman complained during arguments before a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that Moore wasn’t treated fairly when a judge tossed his lawsuit last July. He even compared his client to actor Johnny Depp, saying Moore also deserves to have a jury determine the validity of his claims. U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan said in his written ruling last year that a 2018 segment with Moore on “Who Is America” — a comedy series in which Cohen plays fictional characters — could not have…