Talib Kweli Is Suing Jezebel for Emotional Distress Due to 2020 Article

Talib Kweli is filing a lawsuit. The 46-year-old rapper is coming after Jezebel.

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Claiming that they caused emotional distress and partial financial ruin due to an article from 2020 detailing his alleged “harassment campaign” against a Black woman on Twitter.

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The star filed the 34-page suit on Monday (August 9) against parent company G/O Media and the piece’s author, Ashley Reese.

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And claimed the outlet failed to fulfill its “duty” to fully include his perspective in the story, which is still up.

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“Talib Kweli’s Harassment Campaign Shows How Unprotected Black Women Are Online and Off.”

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He is asking the court to award him $300,000 in damages, plus legal fees.

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