Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for $72 Million Over Out-of-Context Lynching Quote
2 sources·Updated October 28, 2026
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- Deadline Hollywood·3h agoCNN’s Scott Jennings Hit With $72.5M Suit By Hasan Piker Over “Manipulated” Lynching Misquote
In a blistering response to Scott Jennings allegedly using “a false, fabricated, and manipulated video” claiming Hasan Piker wants to bring back lynching of Black Americans, the left-wing streamer plans to take the CNN MAGA talking head to the courtroom cleaners for $72.5…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - Variety·5h agoHasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for $72 Million Over Out-of-Context Lynching Quote
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,…
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