Trump files $500 million lawsuit as pageant woes mount
Source: AP
NEW YORK (AP) As fallout built over Donald Trump's remarks about immigrants from Mexico, the Republican presidential candidate answered back with legal action to match his trademark brashness, filing a $500 million lawsuit.
The suit against Univision for dropping the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants claims breach of contract, defamation and First Amendment violations, and contends Univision turned on him because it supports Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.
In a statement, Univision called Trump's lawsuit "factually false and legally ridiculous." It said it will "continue to fight against Mr. Trump's ongoing efforts to run away from the derogatory comments he made."
Univision, which moved last week to opt out of Trump's pageants because of the celebrity businessman's remarks earlier this month, is now far from alone.
Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/entertainment/television/article/Trump-files-500-million-lawsuit-as-pageant-woes-6359664.php
C Moon
(12,225 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)likely go blind from stepping in front of all the cameras.
Waste of humanity.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)I can only hope that complete destruction of the Republican Party is at hand. Progressives are at long last fighting back against these repulsive scumbags. It is difficult to feel sorry for some racist, corporate boot lickers when they get a pink slip. Its a shame that they have to take down Democratic fellow workers with their folly.
rpannier
(24,349 posts)The free market is speaking
It just doesn't like you
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)on the basis that T-Rump has hurt their image and their ability to earn money. That they had to drop the pageant because of his actions.
Contrary1
(12,629 posts)Cha
(297,912 posts)calimary
(81,559 posts)All their mouths do stuff like that. That's what makes 'em republi-CONS! That's how you can tell who they are. All of 'em have radioactive toxic waste coming out of their mouths. Every time they speak.
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)Or in Trumps case, "Where's Dildo!"
wordpix
(18,652 posts)jmowreader
(50,573 posts)He's demanding to infringe THEIR First Amendment rights by trying to force his pageant onto their network.
onenote
(42,816 posts)either by Univision's actions or Trump's lawsuit.
jmowreader
(50,573 posts)The First is about what the government may do but you'd be surprised how many people think it governs interactions between private citizens. Trump is suing on a First Amendment claim, which is why I think Univision should countersue on the same grounds. Both should then be thrown out of court.
onenote
(42,816 posts)The Complaint mentions the first amendment but doesn't attempt to state a legal claim based on any infringement of his first amendment rights -- its a garden variety business dispute -- breach of contract, interference with business relationships and defamation claim.
wolfie001
(2,292 posts)Corrupt shyster.
BumRushDaShow
(129,854 posts)What "First Amendment violations" is he talking about?
Those media corporations are the very types of "private" entities that he loves.
Trump repeats the same failed behavior over and over and over. He poisons everything he touches.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)How were these rights violated? He can no longer talk about the beautiful girls in the pageants? Or---he can no longer talk TO them?
jmowreader
(50,573 posts)onenote
(42,816 posts)but even his lawyers don't try to turn that silly allegation into a formal legal claim for relief.
Orrex
(63,259 posts)Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)Their right to free speech allows them to fire The Donald for running for President.
The lawsuit is without merit. That or they counter sue for damages as he made hate speech about their customers.
Nice going Clown. He can't open his mouth without saying something hateful about some large group or powerful Allie.
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/donald-trump-univision-miss-usa-lawsuit-1201531845/
But when is Trump going to sue for royalties on those wonderful pinatas?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)with this horrid man.
He has legal problems, and they're serious:
N.Y. attorney general suing Trump's school for fraud
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/25/n-y-attorney-general-suing-trumps-school-for-fraud/?nbd=5_things
TRUMP UNIVERSITY LAWSUIT | ZHE LAW, LLP
http://zhlaw.com/cases/trump-university/
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Gothmog
(145,784 posts)The First Amendment only applies to state actors and private parties are free to call Trump an idiot for his comments
onenote
(42,816 posts)It's a garden variety breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with business relationships and defamation lawsuit.
https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/univision-complaint-trump.pdf
Gothmog
(145,784 posts)I read the petition last night and was not impressed. There is also a defamation claim in this lawsuit that is really weak.
onenote
(42,816 posts)Without actually seeing the contract, it's hard to know how strong/weak the breach claim is. Since Univision apparently agreed to pay the full $13.5 million owed, I suspect the breach claim is strong and its really about the claim -- pretty weak imo -- for other damages.
lburnhamah_198
(6 posts)He is probably the worst kind of snakeoil salesman there is. I hate watching him on TV, due to his fake personality and lies. Hope he goes bankrupt in the very near future.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)apnu
(8,759 posts)Freedom of Speech, in the First Amendment means the government can't suppress speech. Last I checked Univision was a private enterprise and not a branch of a government.
Trump is that dumb. What a jackass.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)T-rump = T-ass, get it?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)The same Don Lemon and CNN who gave Racist Glenn Beck some soothing, last gasp oxygen last week??
You want the racist stains of Beck AND Trump on you???
Entertertainment is entertaining when the hired clown is a racist.