Kyle Rittenhouse Announces That He Is Suing LeBron James For Defaming Him

On August 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, started to walk the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin with the intention of helping people protect their property amid public outrage and demonstrations following the shooting of Jacob Blake. He ended up shooting three people, while killing two of them.

Rittenhouse was charged with homicide and attempted homicide. During his trial, Rittenhouse managed to convince a jury that he was acting in self-defense leading to the jury acquitting him of all five charges.

Upon Rittenhouse breaking down in tears on the witness stand, many people didn’t believe that Rittenhouse’s tears were sincere, and that he put on a show – one of them being Lakers superstar LeBron James, who went at him.

This has now led to Rittenhouse revealing that he intends on suing James:

I think everyone wants to know … what are your plans for LeBron James?” journalist and host Drew Hernandez asked Rittenhouse on the debut episode of “Frontlines.”

“He’ll be getting a letter, too. Anybody who defamed me, or lied about me, we’re just gonna send them a letter and then deal with them in a courtroom.”

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