King files $2.5bn lawsuit against ESPN

FLAMBOYANT fight promoter Don King filed a $2.5bn lawsuit against ESPN yesterday, claiming he was defamed by a programme on the cable sports television network.

King’s lawyer, Willie Gary, called the case “one of the worst examples of reckless broadcast journalism and blatant disregard for the truth.”

The suit was filed in state circuit court in Broward County, Florida, against ESPN, ABC Cable Networks and their parent company, Disney, as well as the Florida cable television carrier Advocate Communications.