Paris Votes To Sue Fox News For Erroneous ‘No-Go Zone’ Coverage

Socialist candidate for the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo gestures as she delivers a speech during her last campaign rally ahead of the upcoming second round of the French municipal elections, in Paris, Thursday, March... Socialist candidate for the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo gestures as she delivers a speech during her last campaign rally ahead of the upcoming second round of the French municipal elections, in Paris, Thursday, March 27, 2014. France's unpopular president faces a moment of truth after his Socialist Party suffered a drubbing at the polls and the far-right made advances across the country. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) MORE LESS
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The mayor of Paris got a step closer Wednesday to making good on her threat to sue Fox News Channel for its erroneous reports last month about Muslim-only “no-go zones” in sections of Paris.

The city’s lawmakers voted to allow Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to file a defamation suit against Fox in a French court, the Associated Press reported.

A Fox lawyer told the AP that the channel would fight the suit.

“The decision by the City of Paris to bring legal proceedings against a United States news organization is antithetical to free speech,” Dori Ann Hanswirth said in the statement.

“Fox News will invoke every protection afforded it under all applicable laws,” the statement read.

On Jan. 20, Hidalgo told CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour that the city planned to sue Fox News for its “prejudiced” coverage of the city, shortly after the channel issued a blanket retraction for its reports on “no-go zones.”

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  1. Fox could get out of this easily by stating the obvious; “Fox News is a joke. Anyone with half a brain does not watch us or take us seriously.”

  2. Can she also sue Greg Gutfiled for not being funny since 2013, when he made fun of Bob Beckel’s suspenders?

  3. “The decision by the City of Paris to bring legal proceedings against a United States news organization is antithetical to free speech,” Dori Ann Hanswirth said in the statement"

    Maybe but it isn’t antithetical to libel. This should be fun. I’m sure FOX will try the kind of crap they pull in the USA ( like the bunk statement by them above ) with the expectation ( out of a sense of entitlement ) they will win. Not going to happen in Paris or with the French. They are pissed. Vive la France!!!

  4. Avatar for topcat topcat says:

    Hahahahahahahahahahahaha… HAHAHAHAHHAHA.

  5. Rupert, get your checkbook out.

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