时间:2025-04-26 17:23:58 来源:网络整理编辑:焦點
Rolling Stonebeat a defamation lawsuit filed against it by three fraternity brothers who said they h
Rolling Stonebeat a defamation lawsuit filed against it by three fraternity brothers who said they had been implicated in a retracted story about a gang rape at the University of Virginia.
SEE ALSO:Rolling Stone hit with $25 million lawsuit from fraternity over Virginia rape storyThe article, which claimed a female student identified as "Jackie" was raped by several members of Phi Kappa Psi at a party, prompted public outrage when it was published in 2014. It was later discredited.
While not named in the article, three members of the fraternity sued the magazine because they claimed that the public might assume they were involved in a gang rape based on the details in the article.
The lawsuit was dismissed on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel, who said the details in the story were "too vague and remote from the plaintiffs' circumstances" to implicate them, according to court documents.
They also claimed that the article suggested that everyone at the fraternity participated in rape as part of an initiation ritual. The judge rejected those claims, too.
"While the statements may portray Phi Kappa Psi in a negative light, they do not expressly or impliedly state that the fraternity required all initiates to participate in a rape, or impute any knowledge of such a requirement to the plaintiffs," Castel wrote.
The magazine, however, isn't in the clear yet. It still has to beat a separate $25 million lawsuit from the UVA chapter of Phi Kappa Psi.
Rolling Stone lawsuit dismissal by mashablescribd
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
Balloon fanatic Tim Kaine is also, of course, very good at harmonica2025-04-26 17:19
'F9' opens with the biggest U.S. box office since 2019, a huge win for theaters2025-04-26 17:09
22 best tweets of the week, including meat cubes, important jeans, and Lorde2025-04-26 17:07
Let's talk about that mid2025-04-26 16:55
Olympian celebrates by ordering an intimidating amount of McDonald's2025-04-26 16:47
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets FAA approval to take people to space2025-04-26 16:25
Polestar (sort of) reveals new SUV, its first U.S.2025-04-26 15:55
What is Clubhouse? Good luck getting invited to the social app.2025-04-26 15:35
One of the most controversial power struggles in media comes to a close2025-04-26 15:26
How to reset your Apple Watch2025-04-26 15:14
Is Samsung's Galaxy Note7 really the best phone?2025-04-26 17:04
Polestar (sort of) reveals new SUV, its first U.S.2025-04-26 16:45
Android's Messages app now has end2025-04-26 16:33
How to reset your Apple Watch2025-04-26 15:37
WhatsApp announces plans to share user data with Facebook2025-04-26 15:22
Rimac Nevera is an electric hypercar that goes from 02025-04-26 15:09
What is Clubhouse? Good luck getting invited to the social app.2025-04-26 15:08
Someone literally broke the internet2025-04-26 15:08
Tourist survives for month in frozen New Zealand wilderness after partner dies2025-04-26 15:03
'F9' opens with the biggest U.S. box office since 2019, a huge win for theaters2025-04-26 14:52