Hasan Piker files $72.5 million defamation suit against Scott Jennings
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- NBC News reports: “Hasan Piker has filed a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against Scott Jennings, claiming Jennings deliberately and falsely said he supported lynching Black people.”
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