Right-wing shock jock Steven Crowder tossed a grenade into the conservative webshow world this week when he accused fellow pundit Candace Owens of trying to extort him with details of his divorce. Days later, Crowder is now on the back foot.
of trying to extort him with details of his divorce—a separation he blamed on his wife.
Owens has denied the extortion allegations, and told The Daily Beast she sent Crowder a cease-and-desist. On Thursday, she said, she received a response from his lawyer stating that she did not have grounds for a defamation lawsuit. Owens theorized that Crowder made his announcement now, after his once-ally Owen Benjamin leaked news of Crowder’s divorce this week. She also speculated that the announcement was meant to distract fromdates back to January
In the clip from Owens’ January show, she described Crowder’s actions as the possible result of personal distress. “Steven has a lot going on, I guess is the best way to say it. He has a lot going on and that should be clear because people don’t do stuff like this if there’s not a lot going on in their life,” Owens said in the clip. She later added that “I am unsure at this moment if it is my place to say more than that.
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