Ex-Alabama basketball player awarded $9.25 million in a defamation case against the New York Times
Getty Images An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages to former Crimson Tide basketball player Kai Spears on Thursday after an eight-person jury found the New York Times defamed him by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting. The jury ruled in favor of Spears after the Times wrote in 2023 that he was a passenger in a car involved in the death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris, which he denied after the report came out. The Times reported that the person had spoken, "on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters." "I have...
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