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Nine Million for False NY Times Report | Birmingham News
A jury in Tuscaloosa awarded former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears $9.35 million after The New York Times published a false report linking him to a 2023 murder. Based on an anonymous tip, the article wrongly claimed Spears was in a car with Brandon Miller that carried the weapon used in the shooting — later proven false, as Cooper Lee was actually in the car. The inaccurate reporting led to death threats and damaged Spears’ reputation, forcing him to transfer to a Division II school. He sued for defamation and invasion of privacy, and the verdict underscores the real-world consequences…
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