actual malice, when a defendant makes a knowingly false statement. he wrote that he punched ventura in a california bar for making offensive remarks about the seals back in 2006. ventura claims it never happened, the controversy boosts sales of the book and then movie, ventura awarded $1.8 million, the bulk coming from the book s profit. this is where it comes into play. being awarded profits for defamation has never happened before in african-american history. several media companies and first amendment groups filed briefs backing the kyle estate. the former wrestler turned politician claiming he s still affected by the alleged lies and spoke outside the white house in st. paul, minnesota. i lost my television show, got no employment for two years. you tell me how it affected me, this whole thing. i can t go to a reunion now and not sit back and who stabs me in
legal experts say being awarded a share of profit for defamation never happened before in american history. several media companies and first amendment groups filed briefs backing the kyle estate. the former wrestler turned governor took a shot at the family in appeals court in st. paul, minnesota. after they did poor mouthing three or four times saying this was affecting the kyle family when the reality was it was not. it affected me. do you realize this cost me a million dollars? reporter: attorneys for the kyle estate made two big arguments. first, venturventura s lawyer s snirns was on the hook, not the estate. second, the jury gave the judge bad instructions. she s confident she ll win a new trial. it doesn t change the truth or people who know him, his character, integrity, or the 11 other witnesses who showed up