A lawyer for former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore tried to persuade federal appeals judges to revive a $95 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. alnews alpolitics roymoore alabamanewsnetwork
FILE – Roy Moore when he ran for U.S. Senate in 2017 – Alabama News NetworkA lawyer for former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore tried to persuade federal appeals judges Friday to revive a $95 million defamation lawsuit that Moore, who ran for U.S. Senate in 2017, brought against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
Cronan said it should have been “abundantly clear to any reasonable viewer” that Cohen was using humor to comment on accusations in news reports that Moore had had inappropriate sexual encounters, including with a minor. “There’s nothing more heinous than being accused of being a pedophile,” Klayman said. “People jump off buildings over that.”
“Don’t tell me that Judge Cronan went back on something he promised you,” Lynch said, explaining that Cronan told Klayman he had a valid argument but ultimately decided that the law favored Cohen. Attorney Elizabeth McNamara, arguing for Cohen, said the papers Moore signed before he appeared on the show prevented him from making his defamation claims.