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Thedirt.com $11 Million Judgement for Libel and Slander Against Cheerleader
Dirty World Entertainment Recordings, which runs Thedirt.com, has been slapped with an $11 million judgment. A judge said that the site published libelous and slanderous material about a Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader.
The site never even responded to the lawsuit that Sarah Jones brought against it according to Fox Sports. Jones, who is a high school teacher, had her picture posted on the site. Beside her picture there was a statement that said she had been exposed to two different STDs.This statement was horrifying to Jones, and she had to explain that it was not true to her fellow teachers and cheerleaders. These types of posts can have a major impact on a person’s life. It is one thing if it was an honest mistake and the site took it down and apologized. However, to not even respond is terrible. The judgment of $11 million is pretty huge, but maybe it will end up making a difference in the end. Hopefully it will keep websites from making such damaging claims about innocent people.
© Copyright: News Today Online by Kate James at Gather.com
Should we start a fundraiser? Or countersue for libel?
UPDATE: Our Whois was public prior to this article, and they still sued the wrong company. We are not even dirty world entertainment lol. We went private whois after the press started calling for comment!
