Tuesday, October 16, 2018

When AJ Met Jason... Episode 6 - Updated

The last time we checked in with AJ Delgado and Jason Miller, he was denying a story, posted by Splinter.com (read it here,) that claimed he had had an affair with a woman in Florida, then slipped her some kind of abortion-inducing drug when she inconveniently got pregnant. Jason insisted he was going to clear his name and hold those responsible legally accountable.

(If you're not watching this story as closely as I am, my previous posts will bring you up-to-date: August 10, 2017, May 1, 2018, May 27, 2018, September 6, 2018 and September 22, 2018.)

Yesterday Jason took the next step, as reported by The Daily Beast:

Former Trump aide Jason Miller sued Gizmodo Media Group for $100 million on Monday, claiming one of its news sites colluded with his ex-lover to plant a false story that he slipped an abortion pill into the smoothie of a pregnant stripper. 

 And Miller--who was a senior aide to Trump during the campaign and presidential transition--is doing it with the help of attorneys who helped wrestler Hulk Hogan sue Gizmodo precursor Gawker for publishing a sex tape.  

 Miller said the allegation was in a filing that had been sealed by the court, which The Daily Beast has not yet been able to confirm. His lawsuit includes a redacted affidavit from a woman, apparently the one referred to in the filing, who says she doesn't even know Miller. 

 "This case is a terrifying example of how people can use false accusations of violence against women to destroy someone's life," the lawsuit says. 

 Miller claims Delgado approached various members of the media, including freelance journalist Jordan Bloom and Yashar Ali of the Huffington Post, in an effort to plant the abortion pill story, but neither published it. 

 Eventually, the suit says, Delgado brought the story to Splinter. The suit alleges that Splinter published the story without verifying the claims. It contends that the site and Delgado "weaponized" the #MeToo movement in a plot to take down Miller, who says he was a prime target because of his ties to the Trump administration. 

 "Within twenty-four hours and without a scintilla of proof, the plot succeeded," the lawsuit said. 

 "The false accusations ended Miller's relationship with CNN and put his entire career in serious jeopardy," it reads. "Millions of people read about how Miller tried to kill a woman, killed her unborn child, and beat another woman--none of which actually happened. And as planned, everyone rushed to judgement. Miller's life as he knew it was over." 

 "Miller and his family were shunned," the complaint says. "Previously frequent playdates for his children suddenly stopped. At youth sporting events, people refused to acknowledge Miller and sat feet away from him. No one wants to be associated with the monster Miller was falsely accused of being."

 Miller did not respond to a request for comment. Delgado, who is also a former Trump campaign adviser, sent a message to The Daily Beast on Monday night that said, "I see no big news," in response to the suit. (Read the story here.)

AJ didn't just send a message to The Daily Beast. As she always does, she also vented her spleen on Twitter:




This sounds interesting:
Late last night, Page Six, Jason Miller's media mouthpiece of choice, published the following:

A spokesman for Gizmodo, a subsidiary of Univision, told me, "GMG stands by its reporting and its reporter." 

 Splinter managing editor Katherine Krueger, who penned the article, is also named in [Miller's] suit. 

 The woman described in Delgado's family court filings, identified in Miller's complaint as "Jane Doe," gave Miller's lawyers a sworn statement that she never stripped in Orlando, Fla., never met Miller, and was never given a poisoned smoothie that caused a miscarriage. 

 Miller, who has already paid $110,000 in Delgado's legal fees, immediately demanded that Gizmodo retract the story, but the website refused. Miller is demanding a jury trial. 

 Weeks after Delgado learned she was pregnant, Miller's wife, Kelly, gave birth to their second child. (Read the story here.) 

 Update: More from AJ on Wednesday morning:





Yes this is a train wreck and yes, at least so far, I'm still watching. 
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