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Parker v. X17, Inc. [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 11:46

Summary

Threat Type: 

Lawsuit

Date: 

12/19/2007

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Retraction Issued
Settled (total)

Location: 

California

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Defamation
False Light
In December 2007, Tony Parker sued X17, Inc., the operator of X17online.com, a celebrity news and gossip website, alleging libel and false light invasion of privacy. According to Parker's complaint, which was filed in California state court, X17 published a... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

X17, Inc.; X17online.com; Does 1-20

Type of Party: 

Individual

Type of Party: 

Organization

Location of Party: 

  • California
  • Texas

Location of Party: 

  • California

Legal Counsel: 

Stanton L. Stein, Ann Loeb, Jonathan E. Stern

Legal Counsel: 

Turner Green Afrasiabi & Arledge LLP
Description

In December 2007, Tony Parker sued X17, Inc., the operator of X17online.com [2], a celebrity news and gossip website, alleging libel and false light invasion of privacy. According to Parker's complaint, which was filed in California state court, X17 published a series of online articles claiming that Parker had cheated on his wife, Eva Longeria, with "supposed" French model Alexandra Paressant. Parker maintains that this information is false. The complaint seeks $20 million in damages.

Update:

4/4/2008 - X17 [3] published a retraction and an apology to Parker. 

Related Links: 

  • The Insider: Tony Parker's Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against X17online [4]
  • Popsquire: Parker Pushes Back [5]
  • X17: Clarification Regarding Tony Parker and Eva Longoria [3] 
  • LA Superior Court Case Summary [6] (enter case number SC096464 to search)
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

X17online.com [2]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Blog

Subject Area: 

  • Retractions and Corrections
  • Defamation
  • False Light
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • California

Source of Law: 

  • California

Court Name: 

Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County

Court Type: 

State

Case Number: 

SC096464

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2007-12-19-Parker Complaint.pdf [7]
CMLP Information (Private)

CMLP Notes: 

Status updated on 6/6/2008.  Although X17 published a retraction and several gossip sites say that a settlement has been reached, I couldn't find any primary sources to support settlement. (AAB)

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Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/parker-v-x17-inc
[2] http://www.x17online.com/
[3] http://x17online.com/celebrities/eva_longoria/clarification_regarding_tony_parker_and_eva_longoria-04042008.php
[4] http://www.theinsideronline.com/news/2007/12/14831/
[5] http://popsquire.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/parker-pushes-back/
[6] http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilCaseSummary/index.asp?CaseType=Civil
[7] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2007-12-19-Parker%20Complaint.pdf