Kyle Rittenhouse Reveals Big Plan to Sue LeBron James, Whoopi Goldberg After 'Defaming' Him

Kyle Rittenhouse has announced to sue media companies and individuals, including Lebron James and Whoopi Goldberg, for the negative coverage of him.

Rittenhouse is the Illinois teen acquitted of all charges in the fatal shooting of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He traveled to Kenosha with an assault-style rifle and subsequently shot and killed two protesters in 2020, according to a Yahoo News report.

Rittenhouse said that he and his team have introduced the Media Accountability Project to fundraise and take media companies, as well as individuals, to court over what he said were lies they said about him.

Rittenhouse cited Goldberg, saying that the The View host called him a murderer after he was acquitted by a jury.

He also mentioned Cenk Uygur from The Young Turks, saying that Uygur also called him a murderer before the verdict and continued to call him even after.

Prosecutors said he flashed a white power sign at a bar while out on bail. Some have also accused Rittenhouse of being a white supremacist.

Rittenhouse said he plans to file a lawsuit on anyone who made claims that he is a white supremacist.

Kyle Rittenhouse Suing Media Companies and Individuals

Critics have suggested that Rittenhouse may not have a case to sue people who still call him "murderer" as it is still considered opinion under the law, according to a Newsweek report.

Adrienne Lawrence, an attorney and a host on The Young Turks media network, tweeted regarding Rittenhouse's plan to sue.

She tweeted that one can be a murderer factually despite being legally acquitted. She added that an "acquittal doesn't really change that one murdered another."

Edward Snowden also joined the discussion about Rittenhouse's intended legal move.

Snowden is an American former computer intelligence consultant who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013.

The NSA whistleblower said that he has been called worse things. He added that lawsuits against false claims will not be the answer.

Rittenhouse said that he will also be making Lebron James accountable, too, according to a TMZ report.

The NBA star mockingly tweeted a clip of Rittenhouse.

Kyle Rittenhouse Case

In November, a jury found Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts in his murder trial connected to the shootings of three people during unrest in Kenosha.

The jury of 12 had deliberated for three full days without reaching a decision, according to an NBC Chicago news report.

Defense Attorney Mark Richards said at the time that to say that they were relieved "would be a gross misunderstanding."

Richards added that Rittenhouse is on his way home and has felt a huge sense of relief for what the jury did.

Meanwhile, prosecutor Thomas Binger said that the state is "disappointed with the verdict." However, he added that it must be respected.

Rittenhouse said during the trial that he acted in self-defense, while the prosecution argued that he instigated the deaths.

The jury was reported to be "overwhelmingly white," with prospective jurors not asked to identify their race during the selection process.

In addition, the court did not provide a racial breakdown.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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