Former Fugees rapper Pras sued The New York Post back in October over a story the media giant printed saying he skipped out on his own September 11th charity event. Pras claims the story is completely untrue, saying he had nothing to do with the charity and never committed to a performance for them. He claimed the story caused him to seek therapy because of so many people shaming him for ditching a 9/11 charity event, and decided to sue the paper for a whopping $30 million for defamation of character.
A month later, the Post responded saying everything they printed was true, including the fact that he was involved with the organization and bailed on the event. They claimed he was even a board member of the charity, but was reduced to just a "good friend" by the group's president after the story broke. The paper then called out Pras for suing them, saying it was just a way for him to silence media criticism, demanding his lawsuit be dismissed, and just this month, it was.
The judge explained why, saying The Post is known for less-than-serious reporting and that the tone of the story didn't qualify as something defamatory. They also said some facts within the article were based on an anonymous source, meaning the writers thought the info presented was somewhat accurate, leaving it up to the reader to decide if the story was true or not. Since Pras didn't meet the legal standard for defamation, he cannot sue for emotional distress, so all claims were thrown out and he's awarded nothing.
Click here for legal docs detailing the suit's dismissal and see pics of Pras in the gallery above.
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