▲ 145 ▼ Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault by 'Boo! A Madea Halloween' actor seeking $77 million (apnews.com) submitted 8 months ago by Mog_Spawn@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 8 months ago (3 children) Not to be that nongendered person but 77 million for sexual assault? It's it 90% punitive damages? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 child) If they’re an actor who can no longer act as a result of trauma, it could be partly lost wages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FatVegan@leminal.space -11 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's completely normal to give people millions of dollars to play pretend permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago It's just as normal that a sexual assault denialist shows up to browbeat victims because they got a few bucks in court. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago It's standard practice for lawsuits to initially ask for a lot in the hopes that the defendant settles for a fraction of the initial lawsuit... then the lawyers will take a big chunk after that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] errer@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don’t understand why this isn’t in criminal court. It does feel like a cash grab. Also innocent until proven guilty guys…I’m not a fan of his movies and maybe he’s had some union issues before but that doesn’t automatically make him a sexual deviant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) The state could separately bring criminal charges. Also, the standard in civil court is preponderance of evidence (more likely than not) rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. It's much easier to meet that in civil court, especially for sexual assault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Plus a high profile civil case is more likely to get in the news and actually Kickstart criminal investigations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 child) If they’re an actor who can no longer act as a result of trauma, it could be partly lost wages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FatVegan@leminal.space -11 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's completely normal to give people millions of dollars to play pretend permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago It's just as normal that a sexual assault denialist shows up to browbeat victims because they got a few bucks in court. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] FatVegan@leminal.space -11 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's completely normal to give people millions of dollars to play pretend permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago It's just as normal that a sexual assault denialist shows up to browbeat victims because they got a few bucks in court. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago It's just as normal that a sexual assault denialist shows up to browbeat victims because they got a few bucks in court. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago It's standard practice for lawsuits to initially ask for a lot in the hopes that the defendant settles for a fraction of the initial lawsuit... then the lawyers will take a big chunk after that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] errer@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don’t understand why this isn’t in criminal court. It does feel like a cash grab. Also innocent until proven guilty guys…I’m not a fan of his movies and maybe he’s had some union issues before but that doesn’t automatically make him a sexual deviant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) The state could separately bring criminal charges. Also, the standard in civil court is preponderance of evidence (more likely than not) rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. It's much easier to meet that in civil court, especially for sexual assault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Plus a high profile civil case is more likely to get in the news and actually Kickstart criminal investigations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) The state could separately bring criminal charges. Also, the standard in civil court is preponderance of evidence (more likely than not) rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. It's much easier to meet that in civil court, especially for sexual assault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Plus a high profile civil case is more likely to get in the news and actually Kickstart criminal investigations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago Plus a high profile civil case is more likely to get in the news and actually Kickstart criminal investigations. permalink fedilink source parent