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Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over explicit images in streaming series

  • Lawsuit involves nude images shown in The Trial of Hunter Biden, which features ‘mock trial’ of president’s son on charges he has not faced

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Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him. Photo: AP
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Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series.

A lawyer for US President Joe Biden’s son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit was filed. It was not clear why the lawsuit was dropped and Biden’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a Monday email seeking comment.

The lawsuit involved images shown in The Trial of Hunter Biden, which debuted on the streaming service Fox Nation in 2022. The series features a “mock trial” of Hunter Biden on charges that he has not faced and includes images of him in the nude and engaged in sex acts, according to the lawsuit.

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The complaint claimed that the dissemination of intimate images without his consent violated New York’s so-called revenge porn law.

President Joe Biden with his son Hunter at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware last month. Photo: AP
President Joe Biden with his son Hunter at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware last month. Photo: AP

Fox News described the lawsuit as “entirely politically motivated” and “devoid of merit” when it was filed. A Fox News spokesperson referred to that statement when asked for additional comment on Monday.

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