Chinese Billionaire Sues WarnerMedia, CNN’s Erin Burnett for Defamation

Billionaire Guo Wengui, a fugitive from China who resides in the United States, has filed a defamation lawsuit against WarnerMedia and CNN’s Erin Burnett, saying that a July 23 episode of “Erin Burnett OutFront” contained false statements about him. In papers filed in New York Supreme Court, obtained by TheWrap, Guo says he has filed lawsuits against other individuals who have called him “spy,” “fraud,” and “liar,” and says the “OutFront” episode named in the lawsuit included a teaser that said “the Chinese billionaire and member of Mar-a-Lago accused of being a spy.” The lawsuit says also that the episode, which featured Miami Herald reporter Sarah Blaskey, aired “untrue statements” because it suggested he might have been associated with a woman who was arrested for bringing a thumbdrive containing malware into Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Guo is also a Mar-a-Lago member. Also Read: All 9 'Fast & Furious' Movies Ranked From Worst to Best, Including 'Hobbs & Shaw' (Photos) The suit quotes Burnett, via a transcript published on CNN, as saying: “We’re going to continue following this story to try to find out what federal authorities do know about Mr. Guo if anything, or if he has been caught up...