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Coal Boss Robert Murray Is Suing John Oliver After Being Mocked on Last Week Tonight

The CEO of America’s biggest privately owned coal company has filed a libel lawsuit against Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, HBO, Time Warner and the show’s writers, claiming that a recent episode was defamatory. The plaintiff, Robert E. Murray, has similarly sued several journalistic outlets, including the New York Times. The Daily Beast reports that the suit filed on June 21 pertains to an episode aired just days earlier on June 18, in which Oliver referred to allegations against Murray and his company, the Murray Energy Corporation, including a claim that Murray was inspired to found the company after a chat with a talking squirrel. According to the Daily Beast, which published the text of the complaint, Murray alleges that the defendants “executed a meticulously planned attempt to assassinate the character of and reputation of Mr.

 

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