Friends of Nolan Wells sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
Summary
Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Mississippi teenager who died after a boating trip, sued NFL player Terrell Owens for defamation. They say Owens falsely accused them of deleting evidence from Wells's phone, which has caused threats and harassment against them.Key Facts
- Nolan Wells died after a July boating trip on a Mississippi island.
- Friends Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo, and Morgan Seymour are accused by Owens of deleting evidence from Wells’s phone.
- Owens posted a video and caption calling to “Arrest them immediately,” which the friends deny.
- The friends’ fathers filed a lawsuit for defamation, harm to reputation, and threats.
- The friends and their families have faced death threats, harassment, and public mistreatment.
- A Mississippi grand jury found Wells’s death consistent with drowning and did not file criminal charges.
- Wells’s family and lawyer Ben Crump continue to question the drowning conclusion, citing an autopsy that found no water in Wells’s airways and stomach.
- The lawsuit also plans to target other public figures commenting on the case, like Al Sharpton and Sunny Hostin.
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