Remember when a braindead columnist tried to accuse a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing blackface at a football game in an op-ed for Deadspin? Well, it appears the child’s family will be able to hold the news outlet accountable for publishing the fallacious piece.
A Delaware judge declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against Deadspin over the article, which attempted to paint the 9-year-old child as a virulent racist.
The lawsuit was filed by California residents Raul Armenta Jr. and his wife, Shannon, on behalf of themselves and their son, Holden, who attended a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders last November.
According to the lawsuit, Holden, referred to in the lawsuit as “H.A.”, is a Chiefs fan who also loves his family’s Chumash-Indian heritage. He wore a Chiefs jersey to the game, with his face painted half-red and…
