Barstool Sports, Michael Rapaport Drop Dueling Claims In Bizarre Defamation Dispute
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Michael Rapaport’s legal battle against Barstool Sports had it all: evidence of a negative test for herpes, a sworn declaration from the actor that he isn’t racist since he’s married to a Black woman, and a photoshopped picture of anal sex.
The fight de-escalated on Monday with both sides dropping their breach of contract claims under an agreement that allows Rapaport to appeal a prior ruling that concluded Barstool and its founder David Portnoy didn’t defame him.
The saga detailed in the suit is befitting of a defamation duel between the bro sports network and the self-proclaimed “king of trash talk.” In 2014, Rapaport launched a podcast called I Am Rapaport on CBS Radio. He went over to Barstool three years later after being recruited by Portnoy. His contract entitled him to 600,000, revenue sharing and a promise that the company...
Michael Rapaport’s legal battle against Barstool Sports had it all: evidence of a negative test for herpes, a sworn declaration from the actor that he isn’t racist since he’s married to a Black woman, and a photoshopped picture of anal sex.
The fight de-escalated on Monday with both sides dropping their breach of contract claims under an agreement that allows Rapaport to appeal a prior ruling that concluded Barstool and its founder David Portnoy didn’t defame him.
The saga detailed in the suit is befitting of a defamation duel between the bro sports network and the self-proclaimed “king of trash talk.” In 2014, Rapaport launched a podcast called I Am Rapaport on CBS Radio. He went over to Barstool three years later after being recruited by Portnoy. His contract entitled him to 600,000, revenue sharing and a promise that the company...
- 9/13/2022
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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