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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

JonathanTurley

Phillips posted a side image of Holden at a game of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Las Vegas Raiders, showing his face painted black. The letter was sent by the new lawyer for Holden and his parents Shannon and Raul Armenta. In that case, a journalist with Forbes was sued for harsh characterizations of a lawyer and his practice.