Hustler & Benoit Pics
Nancy Benoit’s estate can proceed with their lawsuit against Hustler Magazine for publishing nude photos of Benoit after she was murdered by her husband, WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, in a murder suicide that also claimed the life of their 7-year-old son, Daniel, according to a ruling by the United States Supreme Court Monday.
Hustler published 20-year-old nude photographs of Nancy Benoit in March 2008 after the deaths gained international attention.
That decision was reversed by the Atlanta based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2009.
“The photographs published by [Flynt] neither relate to the incident of public concern conceptually [the murders] nor correspond with the time period during which Benoit was rendered, against her will, the subject of public scrutiny,” the state court wrote. “Were we to hold otherwise, [Flynt] would be free to publish any nude photograph of almost anyone without their permission, simply because the fact they were caught nude on camera strikes someone as ‘newsworthy.’ Surely that debases the very concept of a right to privacy.”
The magazine, backed by journalists’ groups, said it had a First Amendment right to publish the pictures.
Hustler & Benoit Pics was first posted on March 2, 2010 at 8:56 pm.
-
Nancy Benoit’s estate can proceed with their lawsuit against Hustler Magazine for publishing... Read Full Story » -
Nancy Benoit Pictures: Family Can Sue Hustler Over Naked Photos of Murdered Wrestler... Read Full Story » -
Phillippe Astin, M.D., the family physician who prescribed anabolic steroids to Chris Benoit... Read Full Story » -
The Supreme Court has decided to let a lawsuit proceed against Hustler magazine over nude... Read Full Story » -
Nancy Benoit’s estate can proceed with their lawsuit against Hustler Magazine for... Read Full Story »
