{
  "id": 16827525,
  "title": "Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for $72 Million Over Out-of-Context Lynching Quote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hasan-piker-sues-scott-jennings-for-72-million-over-out-of-context",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:01:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/politics/news/hasan-piker-scott-jennings-lynching-quote-suit-1236932558/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Twitch streamer Hasan Piker sued conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday, alleging that Jennings had defamed him by misconstruing a quote to make it sound like Piker endorsed lynchings. On his own podcast on Aug. 11, Jennings played a mashup of clips of Piker, including one in which Piker referenced going “back to a better […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "CNN’s Scott Jennings Hit With $72.5M Suit By Hasan Piker Over “Manipulated” Lynching Misquote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/cnns-scott-jennings-hit-with-72-5m-suit-by-hasan-piker-over",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:41:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}