Noted 9/11 truther Jesse Ventura is continuing his defamation lawsuit against deceased U.S. sniper Chris Kyle by going after Taya Kyle, the slain soldiers widow.
Lawyers for Ventura have asked a federal court to continue his lawsuit against Chris Kyle by substituting Kyles wife, Taya, as the defendant, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Kyle was killed in February when he was shot to death by a former U.S. Marine suffering from PTSD.
Ventura, most famously known for being the guy who dies 45 minutes into The Predator, claimed last year that the decorated former SEALs book, American Sniper, wrongly accused him of starting a California bar fight.
Although Kyle is deceased, his American Sniper book continues to sell and it is soon to be made into a movie, said Venturas motion.
The former wrestlers lawyer added: Because Kyles accusation survives his death, it would be unjust to permit the estate to continue to profit from Kyles wrongful conduct and to leave Governor Ventura without redress for ongoing damage to his reputation.
Venturas lawsuit stems from a claim Kyle made while promoting his book.
Jesse Ventura Continues Defamation Lawsuit Against Chris Klye By Suing Taya Kyle
Chris Kyle (l) and Jesse Ventura (r). (Getty Images)
The former SEAL said Ventura bad-mouthed and degraded the U.S. military in front of a group of SEALs. Kyles accusation, if true, is all the more egregious considering the fact that the SEALs had converged on that particular to commemorate the loss of a comrade who died throwing himself on a grenade.
He was bad-mouthing the war, bad-mouthing (former President) Bush, bad-mouthing America, Kyle told Fox News Bill OReilly.
He told us that we were killing innocent people over there, men women children, that we were murders, Kyle continued, adding that he asked the B list actor to tone down the truther rhetoric just a tad.
And then he said that we deserved to lose a few guys, OReilly said.
Kyle said he responded by laying out Ventura.
That happened? You knocked him out? OReilly asked.
Well, I knocked him down.
Tayas attorney on Wednesday responded to the motion, filing an official response and saying that Venturas move comes as a disappointment, but no surprise.
Continuing this action will serve no useful purpose, wrote Kyles attorney, and likely will promote public perception of Jesse Ventura as someone who has little or no regard for the feelings and welfare of surviving family members of deceased war heroes.
The Star Tribune reports that a hearing is slated for June 17 in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
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