{
  "id": 16838789,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T02:41:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/scott-jennings-sued-hasan-piker-lynching-misquote-defamation-1237206831/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a blistering response to Scott Jennings allegedly using “a false, fabricated, and manipulated video” claiming Hasan Piker wants to bring back lynching of Black Americans, the left-wing streamer plans to take the CNN MAGA talking head to the courtroom cleaners for $72.5 million. “The accusation was especially calculated to provoke outrage because it invoked […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-28T01:01:18.000Z"
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    ]
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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."
}