Scott Jennings asks judge to dismiss Hasan Piker’s $72.5 million defamation suit

Hasan Piker is suing Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over comments Jennings made about Piker’s remarks on lynching in the United States.

Piker says Jennings falsely told listeners and social media followers that he supported bringing back lynchings of Black people.

Jennings has asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss the case, arguing that the video showed Piker saying the words attributed to him.

Jennings’s lawyers say the dispute is about what Piker meant, which they argue cannot be established in a defamation case.

Piker’s lawsuit centers on whether Jennings presented his remarks out of context, while Jennings says he had no reason to doubt the video’s source or accuracy.

The case will be considered by Judge Amit P. Mehta, and Jennings’s team has asked for an oral argument on its dismissal request.