Report: George Soros Suing Canadian Media Group For Defamation (VIDEO)
Billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros has long been a controversial figure, but it seems sometimes enough is enough. According to Canada’s CTV News, Soros is suing Canadian media conglomerate Quebecor for defamation over a column written by company Vice President Kory Teneycke, which called the civic advocacy organization Avaaz “an American special interest group funded by U.S. billionaire George Soros.”
According to CTV’s report, novelist Margaret Atwood is also threatening to sue over comments made in the same column. The furor over the column led to Teneycke’s resignation as Vice President, Development at Quebecor, where he was heading up a project to launch a right-wing cable news channel called SunTV News. Teneycke resigned suddenly yesterday over allegations that he fraudulently interfered with an online petition hosted by Avaaz.org.
The report of the Soros lawsuit comes at the 0:40 mark in this CTV report. UPDATE: Video below. Note cameo by Glenn Beck. UPDATE # 2: Sun Media has apologized in print to Soros and issued a retraction. Full story here.
Related:
Fox News North Claims its First Casualty (With Help From Margaret Atwood) [Mediaite]
Teneycke: Atwood’s U.S. sellout [Toronto Sun]
Sun TV VP Quits [CTV]
Additional Analysis:
Sun TV VP quits : Power Play: Journalists on Teneycke’s departure [CTV]
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