Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden vs Fox News: Controversy reaches court. What we know so far

Hunter Biden has sued Fox News accusing the American news outlet of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a series. President Joe Biden's son has filed the lawsuit in state court in Manhattan.

The bone of contention here is the images that were used in "The Trial of Hunter Biden". The show was released on the streaming service Fox Nation in 2022.

The lawsuit claims the dissemination of intimate images without his consent violated New York's so-called revenge porn law.


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"Fox published and disseminated these Intimate Images to its vast audience of millions as part of an entertainment program in order to humiliate, harass, annoy and alarm Mr. Biden and to tarnish his reputation," according to the lawsuit, as per AP report.

A Fox News spokesperson called it an "entirely politically motivated lawsuit" that was "devoid of merit" in an emailed statement. The statement noted that attorneys for Biden sent them a letter demanding its removal from streaming platforms in April 2024, AP reported.

"The program was removed within days of the letter, in an abundance of caution, but Hunter Biden is a public figure who has been the subject of multiple investigations and is now a convicted felon. Consistent with the First Amendment, Fox News has accurately covered the newsworthy events of Mr. Biden's own making, and we look forward to vindicating our rights in court," according to the emailed statement, the AP report stated.

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Hunter Biden was convicted last month of three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president's son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

He is also set to stand trial in California on September 5 for allegedly failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, while allegedly spending millions of dollars on drugs, escorts, exotic cars and other big-ticket items.

The mock trial in the series involved charges of bribery and improper financial dealings with foreign governments, charges that have not been brought against Hunter Biden, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and an order directing Fox to remove any copies of the explicit images.

FAQs:

Q1. Who is Joe Biden's son?
A1. Joe Biden's son is Hunter Biden.

Q2. What is the name of series against Hunter Biden?
A2. "The Trial of Hunter Biden".