Kyle Rittenhouse Appeared On Fox To Tell Tucker Carlson He's Starting A Foundation To Hold The Media Accountable, Sparking Outrage
Kyle Rittenhouse, the shooter involved in the 2020 Kenosha, Wisconsin Shootings, has resurfaced in the media this week regarding a new foundation he's started that will "hold media outlets accountable" for the alleged defamation of his character.
He stated this in a recent segment of the Fox News primetime show Tucker Carlson Tonight, namedropping politicians and celebrities on his list, including Whoopi Goldberg and many others.
Since the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in November 2021, the 19-year-old has become a conservative and second-amendment symbol, appearing on talk shows and in interviews frequently, like on the podcast You Are Here in December 2021 where he denounced NBA player LeBron James for tweeting about him crying in an insincere manner.
However, the most recent development in his ongoing publicity has sparked increased outrage on Twitter and elsewhere online. During yesterday's episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Rittenhouse hinted at suing multiple politicians, celebrities and athletes who aided in the defamation of his character. He was asked by Carlson who he would be suing in the coming months, only to namedrop people like Whoopi Goldberg and Cenk Uyhur from The Young Turks, who he stated called him a "murderer" post-verdict — a verdict that found him not guilty on all counts.
Reactions and memes ensued, inspired by the video clip, with many people upset by Rittenhouse's decision to take action. Some found his sentiments and values "tone-deaf" while others took to cracking jokes about Whoopi Goldberg being mentioned. Users also brought up other, notorious "not guilty" verdicts like OJ Simpson's, ironically hinting that Simpson should also set up his own foundation. But while many were outraged by the appearance, others took his side and applauded his efforts.
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WarLordM
I can only imagine how being labeled as a mass shooter and a hate crime perpetrator so thoroughly you almost went to prison would make you real fucking mad. This guy barely survived a witch hunt, revenge is a very understandable path.
Kero Kero Cola
Going on Fox News to discuss news media accountability is like going to Poseidon for help with rising sea levels.
WarLordM
Fox News can go fuck itself but Poseidon probably has the sense to live in harmony with the surface
ConspiracyNut
You don't know Greek gods very well. Fox News is very much more reliable than them, and that bar is deep in the mantle.
WarLordM
You don't know Greek gods very well. Poseidon and the other first generation Olympians are all playing out their roles because they took them over from their ancestors. They are not gods proud of their portfolios, they're more interested in fucking humans, animals, and each other. Its the second generation Olympians that take pride in their work
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ManBehindTheCurtain
defamation is weird. When is a statement a punishable offence and when is it freedom of speech?
ConspiracyNut
When it's both provably wrong and you can prove the liar(s) knew they were lying, that's defamation. The Catholic school boys were too soft by settling out of court; it sounds like Kyle won't be so generous.
SardonicRainboom
Even if they didn't know they were spreading false information, it's still capable of doing damage, especially when presented as what appears to be a legitimate source.
Elyseon
He's got a point. How many times do the media and celebrities propagate false narratives for political or financial gain, ratings or clout? How many times are the outrage-addicted mobs sparked by blatant lies? How many times do innocent people get their careers destroyed or their physical and psychological integrity threatened on false pretenses?
Diceblock
The only celeb I can think of who ever got "cancelled" successfully was Michael Richards. I hear people worry about getting their careers "cancelled" but, excluding people who actually did illegal shit and got sent to the big house, I can only think of Richards
TheAnt
>getting this mad at people calling you a murderer post verdict
You literally still are one dumbass, you weren't found guilty cause it was in self defense. It doesn't change the fact you took a person's life away (not a good person's, but that's beside the point).
If this is how you're gonna present your "case", you sure as hell aren't gonna win this time.
To quote a certain website: KWAB
*sigh*
You are definitionally incorrect. To be a murderer by legal definition is to have unlawfully killed another person, Kyle was proven innocent in a court of law and therefore he did not commit murder, therefore he is not a murderer.
News outlets and public figures that called him a murderer both before and after the verdict are therefore guilty of libel and slander, depending on whether or not it was written or spoken, and he has a slamdunk case to sue for damages based on that fact.
Sumarios
That's not what murder means.
GamerDLM
There's no such thing as being "proven innocent" in court as one of the example post threads displays.
Being declared "not guilty" is not the same as "proven innocent". All it means legally is the prosecution did not meet the burden of proof for a jury and judge to declare guilt in a court of law. Which is a significant difference from being "proven innocent".
He can never be tried again in court but to claim he was declared innocent in order to pursue a libel or slander suit has no legal ground.
Also a major part of defamation/slander/libel suits are declared damage against the person filing the claim so the fact that he is starting a foundation to raise money as a response to those claims ironically undercuts his own claim if the foundation is successful. It's incredibly hard to argue it damaged a person's reputation if it allowed them to successfully crowd fund a project.
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katakis
hoes mad