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Son Of 'Varsity Blues' Defendant Says Movie Defamed Him Too
Law360 (July 12, 2021, 6:48 PM EDT) -- A University of Southern California water polo player whose father was charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal told a federal judge he should be allowed to stay in his family's defamation lawsuit over a Netflix documentary that implied he's not a "real" athlete.
Netflix has argued John Wilson Jr. doesn't have standing in his family's lawsuit alleging the Netflix documentary "Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal" unfairly lumped them in with co-defendants convicted in the scheme, such as actress Lori Loughlin. The elder Wilson has denied wrongdoing and is set to go to trial in the fall....