Bar Heckler Sues Bristol Palin For Defamation

[Tx4obama]

The apparently ephemeral drama between Bristol Palin and a man at a bar who yelled obscenities at her about her mother Sarah is now suing the younger Palin for defaming him. Stephen Hanks, an LA talent manager who later called Bristol Palin “homophobic” and “trash” to TMZ, is suing her and the Lifetime network for airing footage of himself shouting at Palin at a bar, which he said he never gave permission for.

According to Reuters, Hanks filed suit today for defamation, invasion of privacy, and infliction of emotional distress because Palin ask if he was homosexual during the encounter and blamed the bar incident for her decision to move away from Los Angeles:

“Bristol Palin’s conduct was outrageous”, states the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters.

“Bristol Palin first accused Plaintiff off ‘being a homosexual’ in a degrading manner in front of others … she then in a magazine article blamed Plaintiff for her decision to leave Los Angeles for Alaska even though she had purchased her home in Alaska … more than two months before the encounter,” the lawsuit adds.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/bar-heckler-sues-bristol-palin-for-defamation/

[hrmjustin]

1. take her to the bank.n/t

[spanone]

2. consequences, bristol, consequences

[southernyankeebelle]

3. I hope he wins his law suit. Now she will know how a young man in Maryland feels being

thrown in jail for guess mommie dearest email address. A mother who is also good at destroying Levi's sister emails and pictures. Karma baby karma.

[former9thward]

4. There is no expectation of privacy when you are in a public bar.

Especially when there are cameras all around. The suit will be dismissed.

[kayakjohnny]

5. If it's for a tv show, I thought you have to give your permission.

Suing her and Lifetime Network for airing footage....

[former9thward]

6. When you see a news report, for example, you might see dozens of people in the background.

None of those people have given their permission to appear in the report and none is needed. If you start screaming profanities in a public bar with cameras going you will have no case.

[Tx4obama]

9. News footage is not the same thing as a TV show that is sold for money.

Folks on TV shows have to give permission to be shown.

Also, there is a law that if they say more than so many words they have to be paid and also given one of those 'cards' that actors get.

[former9thward]

10. I would love to bet you if think this case is going anywhere.

[roguevalley]

11. people who don't give permission, they have to mar the faces so no will know its them

[Bake]

7. I have to agree. I don't see this lawsuit going anywhere but the trash can.

Bake

[Nolimit]

8. What a stupid case...

This seems a little too close to the announcement of her new reality show. More than likely this is just some publicity stunt to bring attention to it. This will just fizzle out.

[IamK]

12. here is the video exchange @ 1:40

He yells.. "Did you ride Levi like that because your mother is a whore"...

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[Great Caesars Ghost]

13. Why didn't he punch her out?

[NoPasaran]

14. This should be settled in the highest court in Hollywood

Judge Judy