Roy Moore claims defamation for being lampooned in fake TV interview\
By WND Staff July 2, 2020
Cohen had asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by Moore over a TV segment that made fun of the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice. Cohen tricked Moore into appearing on the Showtime program "Who is America?" After misrepresenting himself and the program, Cohen got Moore to sign an agreement to waive any right to sue. But Moore argues in a defamation case seeking $95 million that the waiver is invalid because it was obtained fraudulently.........
Cohen enticed Moore to appear on the show by telling him he was receiving an award for supporting Israel. But in the segment, Cohen pulled out a supposed "pedophile detector" and caused it to beep as it got near Moore.
Moore's lawyer, Larry Klayman,......the consent agreement produced by Cohen was "void and unenforceable for several reasons." "Whether couched as opinion, humor, or rhetorical hyperbole, which defendants attempt, defamatory statements made by a comedian are actionable where a reasonable listener or viewer could conclude that he or she was asserting or implying false facts about a plaintiff,"...........Cohen made with Moore was with "Yerushalayim TV," which does not exist, so it cannot be enforced.
He pointed out there is a longstanding contract principle that "a misrepresentation of material facts may be a basis for the rescission of a contract."
Moore also has claims against Cohen as a matter of law...................To Read More.....
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