Corey Clark, Still Famewhoring, Sues MTV for Libel

By On 07/07/2012 · 38 Comments · In American Idol

Share on TumblrShare via email

WHAT THE F*CK. Corey Clark is suing MTV for more than 40 million dollars, for LIBEL, claiming he was unfairly ridiculed by Jim Cantiello. You may remember Corey as the American Idol Season 2 contestant who was disqualified for lying about some misdemeanor charges that included a battery charge against his sister.  Later, he claimed he and judge Paula Abdul had been involved in a sexual relationship while he competed on the show. Paula denied it and the show backed her up.

(VIA Reuters)

The lawsuit claims that after Corey Clark was disqualified from “American Idol,” having reached its “Top 10″ finalists, MTV News correspondent Jim Cantiello falsely attacked Clark as a liar and called for a boycott of his music.

Clark’s lawsuit said Cantiello, who wrote for MTV as an expert on “Idol,” defamed the singer in a series of online posts from early 2007 through July 2011. In them, he described Clark as a “degenerate,” accused him of lying about the charges, falsely called him an “alleged sister-beater” after the charges were dropped, and instructed readers to boycott his debut album.

Additionally, the lawsuit states that Cantiello repeatedly ridiculed Clark about a relationship with “Idol” judge Paula Abdul, saying Clark had invented the romance. The lawsuit claims Clark and Abdul were, in fact, involved.

MTV’s parent company, Viacom Inc, also was named in the suit, which was filed in Tennessee District Court in Nashville.

This is ridiculous. C’mon. It’s really, really REALLY hard for celebrities to sue for libel in the American courts and win. There are a number of criteria that need to be met in order for the plaintiff to be successful. A pundit on an entertainment site making fun of your ass does not equal libel.

Corey Clark, still famewhoring, must be desperate for money.

 
← Older Comments
  • chearts77

    Can you imagine if he won this (which he won’t)?  Celebrities would line up to sue the National Enquirer.  LOL!!!  

  • Anonymous

    Hi Corey.

    LMFAO

    lil blog bitches like cantiello and MJ need a reality check… you’re just a blogger not a fucking journalist, stay in your place…see how many hits your sites get when you HAVE to inform people that you write nothing but make believe opinions which are like assholes everyone has one..

    Wait…you not only believe you, erm I mean Corey has a case, but that it will be precedent setting??? Just WOW.

    By the way, most people., who have two brain cells to rub together, can tell the difference between fact and opinion. If you have trouble with that simple concept, I don’t know what to tell ya.

    But really? This isn’t about integrity or changing laws. It’s an attempt to squeeze some money out of MTV. The dumb ass lawyer who filed this suit is looking for a quick settlement. I have no doubt about that, whatsoever.

  • OffLeash

    But he’ll still have to pay for his own lawyer won’t he? 

  • Mars87

    He also thinks that you are a man. hehehe

  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    But he’ll still have to pay for his own lawyer won’t he?

    Nope. In the U.S., on a tort case for a non-corporate client, the plaintiff’s lawyer is usually working on contingency. If Clark wins or gets a settlement, the lawyer gets a cut (probably one-third). If Clark loses or the case is thrown out with no settlement, the lawyer doesn’t get paid for the work.

    Figure suing for $40 million means they’ll settle for $15 million, the lawyer is hoping to see $5 million but could get nothing. Winnings in the successful cases allow the lawyer to pay rent, staff, etc. through the losing cases.

    While the contingency system means some lawyers will gamble on this kind of distasteful case, it also provides an incentive for lawyers to represent truly wronged people who can’t afford retainer fees and to reject cases that seem unwinnable.

  • OffLeash

    I see! I always thought if you lose your case it’s on you LOL. 

  • http://twitter.com/Miztig Miz

    Not if the lawyer took it pro bono.

  • http://twitter.com/Platonic_Techs Platonic Tech

    More likely than not, the attorney took the case on a contingency arrangement where he/she will only receive payment if the case generates a settlement or judgment.  Typically, the attorney wlll take 30% to 50% of the ultimate recovery after costs of suit (filing fees, process server costs, deposition fees and the like) are deducted.  MTV will likely hit back hard (with a motion to dismiss) and then settle for something very small if it can’t get the case kicked out.  And you can be assured that that MTV and Viacom have insurance which will pay any attorney fees and the settlement/judgment after the deductible is spent on attorney fees.  Ain’t litigation wonderful?!!

  • Anonymous

    Wait…you not only believe you, erm I mean Corey has a case, but that it will beprecedent setting???

    I think that Corey should do some research on the Jerry Falwell versus Hustler Magazine case.

  • Anonymous

    I have a very strong feeling that Corey a) does not understand libel b) does not realize just what being a “celebrity” opens one to, and c) is going to be sorely disappointed when the judge laughs his ass out of the courtroom. My advice, suck it up, buttercup.  This is the life you signed up for when you sought out fame. Now you’re fair game.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/SPNVIOKDOS7TA6QXKVZIHQNCF4 Ajiacorey

    Someone is dreaming big!  I’m sure it would make your lonely miserable sleep alone nights to have Anybody that you keyboard gangster about reply to you MJ… looks to me as if Corey doesn’t give a single shit about what you or the public are saying..he tried his case in the court of public opinion and you sheep ate the biased idol shit right on up…when a person presents concrete facts as he did (and I assume he’s going to really do now that this isn’t in the hands of the media or the public anymore) and you and others still refuse to believe it..it’s a sad day in America for justice…the exact reasons why laws were put into place regardless of being a public figure or not, are meant to keep people like you and other mindless drones from ruining a human beings life as has been played out here..what are you all so mad about???  In this asinine world we live in, people want to put a man away for dog fighting but let a man go for killing another human being…fucking backwards..in the asinine world you live in..you want to believe that Corey Clark is a creep and that there can be no truth to his accusations…but just sit your bitch ass back for a moment and think…what if these billionaire media companies have been lying on Corey Clark for all of these years to cover up the fact that it was they who fucked up and tried to ruin a mans life behind it in the process..regardless of what you want to think or say..Simon Cowell wrote in his book that he predicted Corey Clark to win that season..they all had great things to say about Corey until the scandal..and then they all (like you) did a complete 180 and have been bashing him continually for years…if they didn’t want him to file a suit, they shouldn’t have continued to defame him up until recently which is 10 years after he’s been off the show…in fact if you read the actual complaint which is available on E! Online..instead of just going by what you think you know…you may become enlightened by finding out that Clark has been engaging Viacom for years to quit defaming him, yet they continued until recently so they get what they deserve.. that is if you can truly read..if not…. just wait for your tutor to read it to you…face it MJ, you’re simply mad because you know that you don’t have the skill, talent or ability to be an actual journalist, so instead you’ve turned into an un-famous weak ass version of Perez Hilton….nobody reads this shit except for you and American Idol Fanatics, people with half a brain realize there’s something to this, and now it’s going to become apparent to the rest of us what Corey has been saying for years now and what will you say then when he’s proven to be telling the truth in a court of law..you’re still gonna be sittin here talkin shit out of jealousy..ain’t it almost time for your night job as the editor of the local elementary school news paper?? go wrap your rabbit ass mind around that one if possible. Fake Keyboard Gangsta Bitch!!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/SPNVIOKDOS7TA6QXKVZIHQNCF4 Ajiacorey

    That’s what I thought fucking skag..all the shit you talk won’t matter when Clark walks away a multi millionaire and with a vindicated name and reputation….

  • http://twitter.com/RockyLarce Rocky Larce

    That is the distinction here that I believe Clark is alleging, that what we the public think we know as facts, are indeed fictitious false statements made about Clark by Idol and Viacom to shed Clark in an unfavorable false light. “If” Clark is telling the truth, Viacom and anyone else who defamed Clark are going to be in trouble for this. Not only would that prove that what they did worked, it would also make Clark victorious in this lawsuit after enduring that many years of defamation. The kicker here according to the complaint on E! Online is that Clark made Viacom aware years ago that what they were broadcasting and publishing about him was indeed defamatory and they continued to disseminate knowingly false facts about Clark anyway with reckless disregard for the truth and facts to further whatever agenda the writer seemed to have on his crusade against Clark, without retracting their statements about him and the libelous information is still available online after being put on notice that it was defamatory.  This doesn’t look too good for Viacom.  So many people are under the false impression that freedom of the press grants the press the uncontested right to say anything about anyone that they want to and that’s not the law..in fact it’s abusive of the law and makes things worse for actual journalists with integrity, but I’m just a lowly attorneyfrom California who isn’t on this case so what do I know right?? ;o) 

← Older Comments