{"id":2506,"date":"2026-08-21T13:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:08:39","slug":"nyt-ordered-to-pay-millions-to-college-athlete-in-defamation-judgement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2506","title":{"rendered":"NYT Ordered To Pay Millions To College Athlete In Defamation Judgement"},"content":{"rendered":"

A federal jury on Thursday ordered The New York Times to pay a former University of Alabama men\u2019s basketball player <\/span>$9.25<\/span> million in damages for falsely reporting that he was at the scene of a murder in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The Times falsely claimed in March 2023 that Kai Spears was in former Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller\u2019s vehicle at the scene of a January 2023 shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris. <\/span><\/p>

Spears was not in the vehicle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re disappointed the jury found The Times liable for an honest mistake,\u201d Times spokesman Charlie Stadtander said. \u201cWe thank the jury for its service, but believe the verdict and award of damages are contrary to law and not supported by the evidence. We are reviewing our legal options.\u201d<\/p>

The Times later added an editor\u2019s note acknowledging that the original article had \u201cerroneously identified\u201d Spears as the passenger based on information from a person familiar with the case. The newspaper noted that Alabama\u2019s athletic director and Spears\u2019 father had denied that Spears was present after the article was initially published.<\/span><\/p>

Spears sued the Times in 2023, accusing the newspaper of libel and<\/span> \u201cfalse light\u201d invasion of privacy. He argued that the article caused him emotional distress and has permanently linked his name to the murder. On the witness stand, Spears said a day after the article was published, he had been heckled at a game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The eight-person federal jury in Alabama awarded Spears $9.25 million in damages Thursday following a nine-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Spears\u2019s attorneys had asked jurors to award him $15 million.<\/span><\/p>

When misinformation about public figures is published, plaintiffs must prove \u201cactual malice,\u201d meaning the misinformation was knowingly included, or the defendant acted with reckless disregard for the truth. Even though Spears was a college basketball player, the court said he was a private figure. Because the court said Spears was a private figure, he only needed to show the claim was false and negligently published.<\/p>

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The Times argued that the article was not defamatory because it had not reported that Spears had been involved in the fatal shooting.<\/p>

The verdict marked the\u00a0New York Times\u2019s first loss in a U.S. defamation lawsuit over one of its articles in 50 years, according to the newspaper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

During the trial, Times sportswriter Billy Witz, who wrote the 2023 article, apologized to Spears from the witness stand. Witz had relied on a confidential source for the erroneous information identifying Spears as the person in Miller\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>

Witz said he trusted his source, who told him the passenger was \u201ca white guy on the basketball team.\u201d<\/p>

Attorneys for The Times argued that the report was an honest error rather than defamation and said Witz had made significant efforts to verify his reporting.<\/p>

\u201cThere was a mistake, an honest mistake,\u201d said Michael Bell, a lawyer representing The Times.<\/p>

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A federal jury on Thursday ordered The New York Times to pay a former University of Alabama men\u2019s basketball player $9.25 million in damages for falsely reporting that he was at the scene of a murder in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.\u00a0The Times falsely claimed in March 2023 that Kai Spears was in former Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller\u2019s vehicle at the scene of a January 2023 shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris. Spears was not in the vehicle.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re disappointed the jury found The Times liable for an honest mistake,\u201d Times spokesman Charlie Stadtander said. \u201cWe thank the jury for its service, but believe the verdict and award of damages are contrary to law and not supported by the evidence. We are reviewing our legal options.\u201dThe Times later added an editor\u2019s note acknowledging that the original article had \u201cerroneously identified\u201d Spears as the passenger based on information from a person familiar with the case. The newspaper noted that Alabama\u2019s athletic director and Spears\u2019 father had denied that Spears was present after the article was initially published.Spears sued the Times in 2023, accusing the newspaper of libel and \u201cfalse light\u201d invasion of privacy. He argued that the article caused him emotional distress and has permanently linked his name to the murder. On the witness stand, Spears said a day after the article was published, he had been heckled at a game.\u00a0 Kai Spears of the Alabama Crimson Tide dribbles the ball during a practice session at State Farm Stadium on April 05, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)The eight-person federal jury in Alabama awarded Spears $9.25 million in damages Thursday following a nine-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Spears\u2019s attorneys had asked jurors to award him $15 million.When misinformation about public figures is published, plaintiffs must prove \u201cactual malice,\u201d meaning the misinformation was knowingly included, or the defendant acted with reckless disregard for the truth. Even though Spears was a college basketball player, the court said he was a private figure. Because the court said Spears was a private figure, he only needed to show the claim was false and negligently published.The Times argued that the article was not defamatory because it had not reported that Spears had been involved in the fatal shooting.The verdict marked the\u00a0New York Times\u2019s first loss in a U.S. defamation lawsuit over one of its articles in 50 years, according to the newspaper.\u00a0During the trial, Times sportswriter Billy Witz, who wrote the 2023 article, apologized to Spears from the witness stand. Witz had relied on a confidential source for the erroneous information identifying Spears as the person in Miller\u2019s vehicle.Witz said he trusted his source, who told him the passenger was \u201ca white guy on the basketball team.\u201dAttorneys for The Times argued that the report was an honest error rather than defamation and said Witz had made significant efforts to verify his reporting.\u201cThere was a mistake, an honest mistake,\u201d said Michael Bell, a lawyer representing The Times. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nNYT Ordered To Pay Millions To College Athlete In Defamation Judgement - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2506\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NYT Ordered To Pay Millions To College Athlete In Defamation Judgement - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A federal jury on Thursday ordered The New York Times to pay a former University of Alabama men\u2019s basketball player $9.25 million in damages for falsely reporting that he was at the scene of a murder in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.\u00a0The Times falsely claimed in March 2023 that Kai Spears was in former Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller\u2019s vehicle at the scene of a January 2023 shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris. 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