(CNN)LIV golfer Patrick Reed filed defamation lawsuit against Golf Woke up on theTuesday channel and commentator Blundell Chambry.
The 32-year-old is seeking compensatory damages of more than $750 million and injunctive relief for consequential and punitive damages by a jury.
In the lawsuit, Reed alleges that Chamblee and his NBC Golf Channel were colluding on behalf of and with the PGA Tour to "misreport false information, recklessly He engaged in patterns and practices that defame him by ignoring the truth." , it has actual constitutional malice and deliberately omits relevant key material facts to mislead the public.
In an interview with his Travis Fulton podcast in June, Chamblee said about the 2018 Masters champion and other golfers who participated in his Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational series. "It is consistent with a tyrannical and brutal leader," he said. litigation.
Chambry was referring to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chairman of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns the segregated series.
United States An intelligence agency report named bin Salman as the person responsible for approving the operation that led to the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bin Salman denies any involvement in his Khashoggi murder.
Chambly said in a podcast that Reid would be happy to play golf for Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot and Vladimir Putin.
27} In the lawsuit, Mr. Chambry's statements were made on behalf of the PGA TOUR and the DP World Tour, stating that "the LIV and its golfers have been removed as competitors and the PGA TOUR and the Golf Channel will continue to benefit. so that it can be obtained," he claims. Billions of dollars in revenue.The Golf Channel declined to comment. CNN reached out to Chambry.
