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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Laura Loomer loses defamation case against Bill Maher over his joke that she had sex with Donald Trump

A federal judge has tossed out Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over his late-night joke that the far-right activist and failed congressional candidate was having sex with Donald Trump.

Loomer’s $150 million complaint against the HBO star claimed she was subjected to “unjustified ridicule, embarrassment, loss of reputation and professional opportunity” and was “damaged financially” by a “false, malicious and defamatory” joke.

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