Twitch streamer Hasan Piker sued conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday, alleging that Jennings had defamed him by misconstruing a quote to make it sound like Piker endorsed lynchings. On his own podcast on Aug. 11, Jennings played a mashup of clips of Piker, including one in which Piker referenced going back to a better […]
Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for $72 Million Over Out-of-Context Lynching Quote
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