ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations against him. CBS lawyers defended the network’s journalism and accused Fairfax of using the lawsuit to attack his accusers. Trenga noted in his ruling that CBS reported Fairfax’s claims of innocence, and that CBS journalists regularly reached out to Fairfax and his spokeswoman to get their side of the story. The libel lawsuit, he said, provided the next best way to prove his innocence.

Source: thestar February 11, 2020 22:56 UTC