North Carolina's Mark Robinson Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN Over 'Black Nazi' Report

Oct 15, 2024, 03:36 PM

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN. The lawsuit follows a report by CNN alleging that Robinson made explicit racial and sexual comments on a pornography website’s message board. Robinson has called the report reckless and defamatory, and he announced the legal action during a press conference. The report, which has drawn significant media attention, accuses Robinson of making antigay and racist comments more than a decade ago. Robinson's lawsuit claims that the CNN report is an attempt at election interference. The report has been referred to as the 'Black Nazi' and 'Nude Africa' story.