Journalist and social media influencer Yashar Ali had his defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine tossed out by an L.A. County Judge. Judge Lynne M. Hobbs ordered Ali to pay $43,525, which includes fees and court costs.
Journalist and social media influencer Yashar Ali referred to a 2021 Los Angeles Magazine profile piece about him as “defamatory” and accused the publisher and article’s author as engaging in “journalistic malpractice.” Ali sued the publication in June 2022 for defamation and promissory fraud and asked for a trial, along with general damages, special damages, punitive damages and the cost of the lawsuit.
In the profile, Kiefer referred to Ali as “a force to be reckoned with” and the “scourge of the internet,” who “took down Sharon Osbourne, hobbled the White House cabinet chances of L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti, canceled food writer Alison Roman, and helped crush Harvey Weinstein.” In 2020, Ali accused top Garcetti advisor Rick Jacobs of forcibly kissing him. Jacobs had previously been accused of sexual harassment by Los Angeles Police Officer Matthew Garza.
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