Who is suing Former TV journalist Rita Cosby?
Anna Nicole Smith pal Howard K. Stern wins OK to sue writer for libel over gay sex video tale BY Robert Gearty DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, August 13th 2009, 4:00 AM Aylen/AP/AP Larry Birkhead, left, and Howard K. Stern. Stern is suing former TV journalist Rita Cosby. Related News Even Anna Nicole Smith’s companion Howard K. Stern is not beyond being libeled, a judge ruled Wednesday. Former TV journalist Rita Cosby had charged Stern’s tattered reputation made him “libel-proof.” Manhattan Federal Court Judge Denny Chin rejected that argument in a decision that allows a portion of Stern’s libel action against Cosby to go to trial. Stern is suing Cosby for $60 million, charging that more than a dozen passages in her tell-all best seller, “Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith’s Death,” damaged his reputation. Stern cites a passage in which Cosby writes that Smith, in front of her nannies in the Bahamas, regularly watched a video of Stern and Larry Birkhead – the
Even Anna Nicole Smith’s companion Howard K. Stern is not beyond being libeled, a judge ruled Wednesday. Former TV journalist Rita Cosby had charged Stern’s tattered reputation made him “libel-proof.” Manhattan Federal Court Judge Denny Chin rejected that argument in a decision that allows a portion of Stern’s libel action against Cosby to go to trial. Stern is suing Cosby for $60 million, charging that more than a dozen passages in her tell-all best seller, “Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith’s Death,” damaged his reputation. Stern cites a passage in which Cosby writes that Smith, in front of her nannies in the Bahamas, regularly watched a video of Stern and Larry Birkhead – the father of Smith’s baby – having sex. Cosby argued Stern wasn’t defamed because sex tapes are commonly made by celebrities, and do not expose them to contempt. Chin rejected that argument “as absurd.” Stern contends he also was defamed when Cosby wrote that he “pimped” Smith to as many a
Even Anna Nicole Smith’s companion Howard K. Stern is not beyond being libeled, a judge ruled Wednesday. Former TV journalist Rita Cosby had charged Stern’s tattered reputation made him “libel-proof.” Manhattan Federal Court Judge Denny Chin rejected that argument in a decision that allows a portion of Stern’s libel action against Cosby to go to trial. Stern is suing Cosby for $60 million, charging that more than a dozen passages in her tell-all best seller, “Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith’s Death,” damaged his reputation. Sources: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/13/2009-08-13_anna_pal_wins_ok_to_sue_writer_for_sex_tale_.
