The publication Deadspin has had its fair share of legal encounters since its inception.
The parents of the young Kansas City Chiefs fan who gained viral attention during a game in Las Vegas are now threatening legal action against Deadspin. The sports media website had accused the young fan of wearing blackface.
In a letter, the parents expressed their demand for the immediate retraction of articles, X posts, and photos related to Holden and his parents. The letter stated, “It is not enough to quietly remove a tweet from X or disable the article from Deadspin’s website. You must publish your retractions and issue an apology to my clients with the same prominence and fanfare with which you defamed them.”
Holden Armenta’s parents, Shannon and Raul, have hired Clare Locke LLP to demand that the sports news site and senior writer Carron Phillips issue a retraction for his story headlined “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress.”
They also threatened further legal action against the reporter, Deadspin, publisher G/O Media and Great Hill Partners in a letter obtained by NewsNation.
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The parents have enlisted the services of Clare Locke LLP to pursue the retraction from Deadspin. The contentious story, authored by Carron J. Phillips, bore the title “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress.” The fan had worn the outfit during the Chiefs game in Las Vegas at the end of November.
Such controversial topics tend to garner significant attention and engagement in today’s media landscape.