01/22/07 - Lawsuit Involving Death Of Notorious B.I.G. Dismissed

50=Cent · 01-22-2007, 06:48 AM

A lawsuit filed by a rapper claiming Fox Television and XXL magazine falsely accused him of involvement in the unsolved murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. was thrown out of court on Thursday (January 18) by a judge.

According to the Associated Press, a Superior Court judge dismissed the suit, filed by Tyruss Himes, against Fox-owned KTTV-TV in Los Angeles and XXL magazine on grounds that the media outlet's stories were protected by the constitution's free speech amendment.

The judge also said that Himes and his attorneys failed to prove that Fox and XXL intentionally acted with malice and reckless disregard for the truth, which is the standard of proof in defamation cases.

"We are appreciative of the time and effort the court put into reviewing the case," Himes' attorney, Arthur G. Lesmez, told the AP Friday (January 19). "We're understandably disappointed in the decision and we're evaluating all of our options," including appeal or refiling the case.

There have been widely reported theories that Notorious B.I.G.'s killing was in retaliation of the unsolved 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, due to the rappers' well documented beefs.

Himes was reportedly a friend of Shakur, and sued both Fox and XXL in July, claiming he had lost a record deal because KTTV-TV aired a news report implicating him in the B.I.G. killing and XXL printed a 2005 article indicating that he was "involved in assembling the team" to murder B.I.G., according to the AP.

SmOkEy420 · 01-22-2007, 07:18 AM

dat be fucked up if he really was in on dat shit

ChUcK C · 01-27-2007, 10:09 PM

dats sum fuckd up shit....dey only keep closin da 2pac nd biggie cases wheneva dey r reopend iz becuz da cops shot dem both becuz dey dnt wanna c a young,black,succesful,rich nd healthy black person b treated properly-treat dem like shit

01-22-2007, 06:48 AM	#1
50=Cent Who Run It ? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eu Posts: 4,141 Repped: 1,301 Repped 2,263 Times in 361 Posts Neg Reps: 9 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 3 Posts	01/22/07 - Lawsuit Involving Death Of Notorious B.I.G. Dismissed 01/22/07 - Lawsuit Involving Death Of Notorious B.I.G. Dismissed A lawsuit filed by a rapper claiming Fox Television and XXL magazine falsely accused him of involvement in the unsolved murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. was thrown out of court on Thursday (January 18) by a judge. According to the Associated Press, a Superior Court judge dismissed the suit, filed by Tyruss Himes, against Fox-owned KTTV-TV in Los Angeles and XXL magazine on grounds that the media outlet's stories were protected by the constitution's free speech amendment. The judge also said that Himes and his attorneys failed to prove that Fox and XXL intentionally acted with malice and reckless disregard for the truth, which is the standard of proof in defamation cases. "We are appreciative of the time and effort the court put into reviewing the case," Himes' attorney, Arthur G. Lesmez, told the AP Friday (January 19). "We're understandably disappointed in the decision and we're evaluating all of our options," including appeal or refiling the case. There have been widely reported theories that Notorious B.I.G.'s killing was in retaliation of the unsolved 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, due to the rappers' well documented beefs. Himes was reportedly a friend of Shakur, and sued both Fox and XXL in July, claiming he had lost a record deal because KTTV-TV aired a news report implicating him in the B.I.G. killing and XXL printed a 2005 article indicating that he was "involved in assembling the team" to murder B.I.G., according to the AP. __________________ " All money ain't good money but i want it, you can give me a blood diamond with blood on it "

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01-22-2007, 07:18 AM	#2
SmOkEy420 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: PhiLLy Posts: 717 Repped: 10 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	dat be fucked up if he really was in on dat shit

01-27-2007, 10:09 PM	#3
ChUcK C Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southside Jamaica Queens,New York Posts: 7,072 Repped: 2,941 Repped 27 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	dats sum fuckd up shit....dey only keep closin da 2pac nd biggie cases wheneva dey r reopend iz becuz da cops shot dem both becuz dey dnt wanna c a young,black,succesful,rich nd healthy black person b treated properly-treat dem like shit