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‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued For Claiming Utah Data Center Opposition Has Ties to China

Headline from Variety, on the newest of 2 developments

Kevin O’Leary is being sued for defamation by a group fighting data center construction in Utah after the “Shark Tank” star went on Fox News and claimed some of the individuals involved with the opposition have ties to China, according to The Hill.

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  1. Kevin O’Leary, Fox News sued over claims data center critics had China ties

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

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    ‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued For Claiming Utah Data Center Opposition Has Ties to China

    Headline from Variety ·

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  1. Insider

    Kevin O'Leary and Fox News sued over claims that data center critics had CCP ties (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Kevin O'Leary went on several news programs, including Fox News, and accused some critics of his Stratos data center project of being foreign agents.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Kevin O’Leary, Fox News sued over claims data center critics had China ties (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Four plaintiffs claim Fox invited O'Leary five times to air his false accusations in three weeks without contacting them for comment.

  3. BizPac Review

    Kevin O’Leary sued by nonprofits he alleged worked for communist China over opposition to massive data center (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary was sued by two nonprofits that he falsely claimed were agents of the Chinese Communist Party for their opposition to his plans for […]

  4. BizPac Review

    Fox News, ‘Shark Tank’ star sued for claiming data center critics connected to CCP (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary and Fox News are facing a defamation lawsuit from a pair of Utah nonprofits and their founders over O’Leary’s on-air claims that […]

  5. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued After Claiming Data Center Critics Had Connections With China (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Fox News is also named in the suit for airing O'Leary's comments.

  6. Variety

    ‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued For Claiming Utah Data Center Opposition Has Ties to China (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Kevin O’Leary is being sued for defamation by a group fighting data center construction in Utah after the “Shark Tank” star went on Fox News and claimed some of the individuals involved with the opposition have ties to China, according to The Hill.

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