Dominion Voting Systems is seeking to call Fox News' top executives and most well-known hosts to the witness stand in its $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. Fox News has argued that Rupert Murdoch, its Chairman, should be excused from testifying, but the judge has expressed skepticism. The case is ongoing and a trial date has yet to be set.
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Rupert Murdoch and his son, Lachlan, are being asked to testify in a Delaware court case involving Fox News and the voting machine company Dominion. The case centers around private messages that showed Fox News executives knew their hosts were promoting theories of election theft. If the case moves forward, it could set a precedent for how much responsibility news networks have for the content they air. The hearing is ongoing and a decision is expected soon.
Jennifer Grossberg, a Fox News producer, has filed two lawsuits against the company on Monday, accusing Fox News lawyers of pressuring her to give misleading testimony in the ongoing $1.6 billion defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems. Grossberg claims the lawyers wanted to protect prominent male executives and on-air talent, and take the blame for any conspiracy theories aired on Fox News. The Delaware Superior Court Judge will hear arguments from both sides on Tuesday, with a decision expected soon.
Recent reports suggest that Fox Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and other top figures have been privately denigrating former President Donald Trump, while airing voter fraud claims with little pushback. In response, Steve Bannon has called for a war against Fox News, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has distanced himself from Trump's claims, labeling any district attorney backed by George Soros as a "menace to society" and refusing to get involved in any "manufactured circus" by Soros. DeSantis also denied any knowledge of hush money payments.
Rupert Murdoch, 92, has announced his engagement to former San Francisco police Chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, 66. The couple met in September at Murdoch's vineyard in Bel Air, California, and they both told the New York Post that they "share the same beliefs." Murdoch proposed on St. Patrick's Day with an Asscher-cut diamond solitaire, and the couple is looking forward to the future together with the support of their families and friends.
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of Fox Corp., has testified under oath that the 2020 presidential election was free, fair, and not stolen. This comes from court filings in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News. Murdoch's testimony provides insight into the internal conversations at Fox News, and the case is ongoing.
Hundreds of pages of previously unreleased documents were made public as part of Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. The documents include emails, text messages, and other material from Fox News executives and on-air personalities, showing how Fox News privately dismissed some of the election conspiracies they promoted on-air. The documents also include statements from Rupert Murdoch rejecting the conspiracy theories about Dominion that his own network promoted. The documents could be used as evidence in the ongoing defamation lawsuit, with the outcome yet to be seen.
Fox News is facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems, alleging that Fox News hosts endorsed false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen. Rupert Murdoch's testimony under oath has undermined Fox News' defense against the lawsuit, and the scandal has caused considerable financial and reputational damage to the network and its parent company.