Dame Sprint
Nationwide — Damon Sprint has been ordered to pay $4 million to movie producer Josh Webber after dropping a defamation lawsuit. Webber filed the lawsuit in April 2024, accusing Sprint of creating defamatory feedback about him on a podcast.
In accordance with TMZ, Webber claimed he misplaced a $4-million producing and directing deal after Sprint accused him of theft throughout an episode of the Earn Your Leisure podcast. Sprint referenced a previous authorized dispute over the film Pricey Frank, the place he was beforehand ordered to pay over $800,000 to Webber and the movie’s producers.
Sprint’s feedback, which accused Webber and others of stealing from him, allegedly broken Webber’s popularity. The podcast clip went viral, gaining a whole bunch of hundreds of views, which Webber says precipitated the corporate concerned within the $4-million undertaking to withdraw their provide.
The court docket issued a default judgment in Webber’s favor after Sprint failed to reply to the lawsuit. This choice provides to Sprint’s ongoing authorized and monetary troubles.
Sprint has not but responded to requests for remark.
