Appalling.
Jesse Ventura wins defamation case against American Sniper. Jury awards damages of $1.3m.
— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) July 29, 2014
Ventura also wins $500k in damages for defamation.
— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) July 29, 2014
Ventura total damages in defamation lawsuit: $500k for defamation, $1.3m for unjust enrichment.
— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) July 29, 2014
Gross RT @gretawire Jesse Ventura gets a favorable jury verdict pic.twitter.com/3zYpuDAkzv
— Michele Frost (@michelelfrost) July 29, 2014
Via ABC News:
A jury awarded former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura $1.8 million on Tuesday in his lawsuit against the estate of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle.
On the sixth day of deliberations, the federal jury decided that the 2012 best-selling book defamed Ventura in its description of a bar fight in California in 2006. Kyle wrote that he decked a man whom he later identified as Ventura after the man allegedly said the Navy SEALs “deserve to lose a few.”
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After finding in favor of Ventura, the jury was also tasked with awarding damages for any harm to his reputation, humiliation and embarrassment. Jurors had to find that Ventura suffered an economic loss as a direct result of Kyle’s statements, or that Kyle used Ventura to profit unjustly.
“Any harm to his reputation, humiliation and embarrassment” were entirely self-inflicted.
#JesseVentura wins his case but what did he lose in the process? #chriskyle #navyseals #americansniper
— Chuck Abrams (@chucktweet) July 29, 2014
It certainly wasn’t a conscience. Clearly he never had one.
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Oh look, more reasons to hate Jesse Ventura.
— Danny Saint (@CenterStageDS) July 29, 2014
AGREE! @jrsalzman @GovJVentura HEY JESSE- NOW YOUR NAME IS CLEAR: SCUMBAG!
— SeldenGADawgs (@SeldenGADawgs) July 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/FatRotty/status/494190483321548802
@govjventura hope your proud of yourself, now go back under your rock no one wants to hear or see of you anymore @jrsalzman
— ken ehni (@steelerfanatic9) July 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/moosejustrocks/status/494190451180576769
Jesse Ventura is a fucking disgrace. Even worse is the jury who awarded him 1.8 million in which Chris Kyle's widow has to pay him.
— Lou From DelCo (@IslanderNation) July 29, 2014
No way that jury verdict stands.
— Mike (@ThePantau) July 29, 2014
Let’s hope not.
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