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Jonasi Wins as Morake Drops Lawsuit | Zimbabwe News
Jonasi walks away victorious in his legal battle over the Lion King chant, after Morake dropped his multimillion-dollar defamation suit — a win secured under California’s anti-SLAPP law, with Jonasi recovering $39,560 in legal fees, though the court declined to boost it further. The case centered on Jonasi’s comedic reinterpretation of the iconic chant, which Morake claimed disrespected cultural heritage — but the court sided with Jonasi because Morake withdrew his claims, leaving Jonasi as the prevailing party without needing to prove the chant’s meaning was wrong. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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