Hasan Piker Puts Ted Cruz on Notice After $72M Lawsuit Against Jennings
Summary
Hasan Piker sued conservative commentator Scott Jennings for $72.5 million, alleging Jennings used edited clips that falsely portrayed him as advocating racial violence. After Senator Ted Cruz shared similar allegations about Piker, Piker called him out on X. Jennings, Cruz, and Piker had not responded to Newsweek’s request for comment at the time of publication.Key Facts
- Piker filed his lawsuit against Jennings in federal court in Washington, D.C.
- Piker seeks $27.5 million in compensatory damages and $45 million in punitive damages.
- The complaint alleges Jennings combined footage from three livestreams, rearranged Piker’s remarks, and removed their context.
- Piker says he was responding sarcastically to a Black conservative commentator during a debate.
- Cruz shared a clip and accused Piker of calling for Black people to be lynched.
- Piker addressed Cruz on X by sharing a news report about the lawsuit and asking, “Hey ted you seen this?”
- Cruz and Piker have also clashed over Piker’s planned appearance at the University of Texas at Austin and Piker’s past remarks about the September 11 attacks.
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