A judge in Delaware denied Deadspin’s attempt to get a defamation suit against it tossed out after the sports blog published an article that falsely accused a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing blackface at a game last year.
On Monday, Superior Court Judge Sean Lugg shot down Deadspin’s motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Raul Armenta Jr. and his wife Shannon on behalf of their son, Holden, the Associated Press reported. The young Chiefs fan attended a game in Las Vegas last November, wearing an American Indian headdress and painting his face half red and half black for his favorite team’s colors.
In an article written by Carron Phillips and published by Deadspin, Holden is accused of wearing blackface and finding “a way to hate black people and the Native American at the same time.” The main photo for the article only showed the side of Holden’s face…
