Moore also alleged fraud in the court filing on the grounds that Baron Cohen tricked him and his wife into flying to Washington to accept a nonexistent award for his support of Israel. “The Court agrees that Judge Moore’s claims are barred by the unambiguous contractual language, which precludes the very causes of action he now brings,” the judge wrote in his order. Previously, Moore argued that the waiver was invalid because it was “obtained through fraud,” but Judge Cronan said the signed release protected Cohen from Moore’s argument that he was fraudulently induced into signing it. “Given the satirical nature of that segment and the context in which it was presented, no reasonable viewer would have interpreted Cohen’s conduct during the interview as asserting factual statements concerning Judge Moore,” the judge wrote in the order. Moore’s attorney, Larry Klayman, immediately filed notice that his client plans to appeal the ruling.

Source: Huffington Post July 13, 2021 22:30 UTC