Can’t Keep It Up in Court: RHUGT: Porsha Williams v. Simon Defamation Lawsuit

Legal team, we are continuing our series on the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip ladies and also closing out our discourse on Porsha Williams, RHOA star, and her legal cases. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, we go through her divorces from both Kordell Stewart and Simon Guobadia. On the docket this week is Porsha’s defamation lawsuit that Simon filed against her, which overlaps with the divorce timeline. In July 2024, Porsha posted four slides on her Instagram stories, to her 7.7 million followers at the time, sharing information on erectile dysfunction with the hashtag #menshealthawareness only months after her and Simon filed for divorce. Even though Simon was not named in the posts, blogs took it and ran with it, as well as the public, and later that year, Simon filed a federal complaint against Porsha asserting defamation per say, infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy. We’re diving into Simon’s complaint, Porsha’s counter-arguments, and where this lawsuit currently stands.
What’s on the docket?
Porsha and Simon’s traditional Nigerian Edo native custom ceremony
Simon’s federal defamation complaint against Porsha
Simon’s detainment and deportation
Our conflicting opinions on whether or not Simon had a right to file this lawsuit
What is needed to prove defamation
Porsha’s motion to dismiss, Simon’s amended complaint, and Porsha’s renewed motion to dismiss
Truth is an absolute defense and false statement of fact arguments
Porsha’s discovery requests
Porsha’s motion to compel discovery and Simon’s objections
False light invasion of privacy claim
What is a transactional attorney
The Court's final order
Importance of staying in your lane as a lawyer
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