Condit Sues Over Chandra Levy Articles

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http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp...298.htm&sc=1110

 

Condit Sues Over Chandra Levy Articles

By JILL BARTON

 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former Rep. Gary Condit sued The National Enquirer and other tabloids for $38 million on Friday, alleging they falsely connected him with the 2001 murder of federal intern Chandra Levy.

 

The California Democrat alleges that the Enquirer, Globe and Star Magazine tabloids, along with parent company American Media Inc., maliciously published defamatory statements that Condit ``was involved in deviant and perverted sexual conduct, which directly or indirectly led to the kidnapping and/or murder of Ms. Levy,'' according to the suit filed in Palm Beach County circuit court.

 

AMI General Counsel Michael Kahane said in a statement that the Boca Raton-based company ``will vigorously defend any suit filed by Mr. Condit'' and that he expects it to be dismissed.

 

``We fully stand behind the editorial integrity of what we have published,'' the statement said.

 

Condit's lawsuit details 45 pages of headlines he alleges were false and defamatory, such as ``Congressman & the intern. Chandra killed in kinky sex game!''

 

The lawsuit claims the tabloids failed to reasonably investigate the stories and paid sources for the false statements ``in a calculated effort'' to boost profits.

 

During the yearlong investigation into Levy's disappearance, Condit told police he had a romance with Levy but knew nothing of her disappearance. He is not considered a suspect in her unsolved death, which was ruled a homicide after her remains were discovered in a Washington, D.C., park in May 2002.

 

The case drew months of negative publicity and was cited as the main cause of Condit's re-election defeat in the March 2002 primary.

 

His wife, Carolyn, settled a lawsuit with the Enquirer for an undisclosed amount in July.

 

Condit has another lawsuit pending, an $11 million defamation complaint, against author Dominick Dunne.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Hope Gary doesn't watch South Park...

[Youth N Asia 0]

He's pretty touchy for a cold blooded killer.

[MrRant 0]

Most killer's seem to be pretty touchy... the just seem to... I don't know... blow up and butcher someone.

[Guest MikeSC]

Most killer's seem to be pretty touchy... the just seem to... I don't know... blow up and butcher someone.

Personally, I think he's a swell guy and TOTALLY innocent and should sue them for all their worth.

 

I also think he might read these boards and I don't want to get sued by him, so I take no chances.

-=Mike

[2GOLD 0]

Most killer's seem to be pretty touchy... the just seem to... I don't know... blow up and butcher someone.

Personally, I think he's a swell guy and TOTALLY innocent and should sue them for all their worth.

 

I also think he might read these boards and I don't want to get sued by him, so I take no chances.

-=Mike

 

Well....in that case

 

WE LOVE YOU GARY! BLESS YOU!

 

you murdering freak

[Highland 0]

From reading these posts I can see why Condit wants to sue, especially if the posts are indicative of public opinion.

The fact is, the media all but outright (and in some cases actually did) accuse Condit of being involved in Levy's murder even though he was never considered a suspect by the police. He definately made a mistake in not revealing himself that he was banging his intern (and I don't buy the nonsense the Levy was some innocent child, she was an adult and there are FAR more worthy missing person cases [like looking for actual CHILDREN]) so when it was found out, the court of public opinion found him guilty.

 

I hated this story when it first came out, one could swear she was the only person to be missing when there are hundreds of thousands of cases where the media doesn't give a flying fuck about them because none of them are involved with an obscure congressman from California.