Hunter biden withdraws 'revenge porn' lawsuit against fox news
US President Joe Biden's eldest son Hunter Biden has withdrawn his legal action against the conservative news network Fox News over using his nude images.The case was dismissed on the same day when Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign.
The series in question, titled ‘The Trial of Hunter Biden,’ consisted of six episodes released on Fox Nation, the online platform owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch's family, in 2022.
The series portrayed a fictionalized criminal trial, with a disclaimer stating that the proceedings were not real. It depicted Hunter Biden being prosecuted for corruption, aligning with the long-standing accusations made by supporters of Donald Trump, who have pointed to his previous business connections in Ukraine and China. However, these allegations have never resulted in any legal action.
Earlier this month, the younger Biden filed a lawsuit against the platform, claiming that the inclusion of authentic nude images of him in the series constituted ‘revenge porn.’ The images in question originated from a laptop that Hunter Biden had left at a computer repair shop but never retrieved.
Fox News responded to the lawsuit, stating, ‘This entirely politically motivated lawsuit is devoid of merit.’ They further added, ‘Mr. Biden did not complain about (it) until sending a letter in late April 2024. The program was removed within days of the letter, in an abundance of caution.’
The reasons behind Hunter Biden's lawyers' decision to drop the lawsuit were not specified in their court filing.
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