In 2012, George Zimmerman sued NBC Universal for defamation, claiming the network edited his 911 call to make him sound like a “racist, predatory villain.”
NBC claimed the edits were unintentional, and a Florida judge agreed:
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Judge Nelson throw out George Zimmerman’s defamation lawsuit against NBC. Cites lack of evidence of defamation or intent by NBC #fox35
— Ryan Elijah (@ryanelijah) June 30, 2014
Big win for NBC: Judge throws out #GeorgeZimmerman libel suit. Zim also fails on claim that NBC intentionally inflicted emotional damage.
— Rene Stutzman (@renestutzman) June 30, 2014
Here's a story about that NBC win this morning in #GeorgeZimmerman's libel suit in Sanford.http://t.co/pCi3DMCQEl
— Rene Stutzman (@renestutzman) June 30, 2014