Unfunny, lame, limey John Oliver is about to get his ass sued for defamation.
| Coal magnate sues John Oliver for defamation |
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Murray Energy Corporation chief executive Robert Murray on Wednesday sued Oliver, HBO and Time Warner for defamation, accusing the show of a “meticulously planned attempt to assassinate the character and reputation” of Murray,
Before criticizing Murray on Sunday’s episode, Oliver noted that his show contacted the company, and it responded with a letter asking him to “cease and desist from any effort to defame, harass, or otherwise injure Mr. Murray or Murray energy.”
Oliver went on to say Murray looks like a “geriatric Dr. Evil” and criticized his response to a deadly 2007 Utah mine accident caused by safety violations.
“Bob Murray, I didn’t really plan for so much of this piece to be about you, but you kinda forced my hand on that one,” Oliver said. “And I know you’re probably going to sue me over this. But, you know what? I stand by everything I said.”
The lawsuit claims that Oliver deliberately omitted facts about the mining accident in Utah.