The videos have been deleted by Ric Flair, but I received word tonight via email that Flair’s Instagram rant against his ex-agent Melinda Zanoni will result in a civil lawsuit against the Nature Boy after he alleged that Melinda stole money from him and let his trademarks go, only to be secured by the WWE.
In the videos, Flair had strong words for a woman he said was his friend for 20 years. “You didn’t drive down to the hospital. You just didn’t give a shit. You assumed I was going to die,” Ric said. Now there will be a court date for Ric and his lawyers, according to Zanoni’s representation.
Statement released tonight on behalf of Legacy Talent and Entertainment, LLC and Melinda Zanoni:
Today we have taken the first step and filed a Civil Lawsuit against Richard M. Fliehr a/k/a as Ric Flair and certain unnamed (for now) defendants for defamation per se and look forward to proving the falsity of every wrongful allegation contained in his video that was posted on YouTube on June 3, 2019. Ric Flair having taken down the video is not enough.
We will vigorously use the court system to protect our good names and reputations, and obtain damages due to Ric Flair’s defamatory comments contained in the video. We intend to amend the lawsuit to include all involved parties and hold all involved accountable.
We completely stand behind our client’s well known reputation for truthfulness, professionalism, honor, and integrity.
Ric promised he would be emptying out all his feelings on people who did him wrong over the years. He has since gone off on Shawn Michaels and seems to be having a come-to Jesus moment over his near-death moment in May when he was in a coma.
Hopefully cooler heads can prevail here and everyone can go on with his/her summer and move on in life.
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