Hunter Biden is suing Fox News and its parent company for unlawfully publishing explicit images of him without permission in their mini series about his legal issues.
The six-part mini series, “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” promoted by Fox News’ cable television channel, was on the Fox Nation streaming service. The miniseries featured a dramatized “mock trial” regarding his overseas financial deals, which led to his federal tax indictment.
Back in April, Biden threatened to sue Fox, so the network took the series down.
In the new lawsuit, it is claiming that there is promotional material for the miniseries still on some Fox News linked social media pages. Biden is accusing the network for slandering him, unlawfully publishing intimate images of him, and is claiming episodes are still circulating “online and in the public domain.” Biden is also suing for unjust enrichment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Biden’s team of lawyers wrote in the lawsuit, “The miniseries is fictionalized; it is not a news event. It was made for the purpose of trade and advertising, and merely exploits Mr. Biden’s name, image and likeness for Fox’s commercial benefit.” The team also said in that without his consent, Fox News “unlawfully published numerous intimate images (both still and video) of Mr. Biden depicting him in the nude, depicting an unclothed or exposed intimate part of him, as well as engaged in sex acts.”
A spokesperson for Fox News said in a statement, “The core complaint stems from a 2022 streaming program that Mr. Biden did not complain about until sending a letter in late April 2024… The program was removed within days of the letter, in an abundance of caution, but Hunter Biden is a public figure who has been the subject of multiple investigations and is now a convicted felon. Consistent with the First Amendment, Fox News has accurately covered the newsworthy events of Mr. Biden’s own making.” The spokesperson also claimed the lawsuit was meritless and “entirely politically motivated,” and that the network is looking forward to “vindicating our rights in court.”
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