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California Governor Newsom sues Fox News over alleged defamation

California Governor Gavin Newsom has accused Fox News of misrepresenting a phone call between him and US President Donald Trump earlier this month amid immigration arrests and the subsequent protests in Los Angeles [File: Yuki Iwamura/AP]

California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a $787m defamation lawsuit against Fox News, accusing the network of misrepresenting a phone call between him and US President Donald Trump earlier this month amid immigration arrests and the subsequent protests in Los Angeles.

The complaint was filed on Friday in Delaware Superior Court, the state in which Fox Corp is incorporated.

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