左派直播主哈桑·皮克尔周二在联邦法院起诉评论员斯科特·詹宁斯，指控詹宁斯虚假描绘他主张私刑处死黑人美国人，要求赔偿超过7200万美元。
Leftist livestreamer Hasan Piker sued commentator Scott Jennings in federal court Tuesday, seeking more than $72 million in damages over allegations that Jennings falsely depicted him as advocating the lynching of Black Americans.
诉讼提交至哥伦比亚特区美国地区法院，包含诽谤、暗示诽谤和虚假曝光等指控。皮克尔周二在其Twitch直播中回应了该诉讼，称“看来那该死的猫终于从袋子里跳出来了，是吧？”
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit brings claims of defamation, defamation by implication and false light. Piker addressed the suit on his Twitch stream Tuesday, saying “Guess the fucking cat’s out of the bag, huh?”
皮克尔继续表示：“这不仅仅关乎斯科特·詹宁斯，尽管他确实搞砸了。这关乎媒体的真实性。我认为太长时间以来，我们允许共和党人随心所欲地说任何话。” 起诉书指控詹宁斯（同时也是CNN撰稿人）在8月的一期《斯科特·詹宁斯秀》节目中播放了经过剪辑的皮克尔视频，并归因于皮克尔捏造的言论。起诉书还指控詹宁斯利用该篡改视频攻击民主党人。
“This is not just about Scott Jennings, although he certainly messed up,” Piker continued. “This is about truth in the media. I think for far too long we have allowed Republicans to get away with saying whatever they want.”The complaint alleges Jennings, who is also a CNN contributor, aired a manipulated video of Piker and attributed fabricated statements to him during an August episode of “The Scott Jennings Show.”It also accuses Jennings of using the altered footage to attack Democrats.
詹宁斯在其播客的一段节目中播放了该剪辑视频，批评密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-萨耶德与皮克尔的关系。他虚假地将皮克尔描绘为主张私刑，并暗示黑人选民应考虑支持共和党人。
Jennings played the edited footage on his podcast during a segment criticizing Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s ties to Piker. He falsely portrayed Piker as advocating lynchings and suggested Black voters should consider supporting Republicans.
“如今埃尔-萨耶德最好的朋友正在外面呼吁私刑处死黑人选民，”詹宁斯说。詹宁斯周二晚间未回应置评请求。
“Now El-Sayed’s best friend is out there calling for Black voters to be lynched,” Jennings said. Jennings did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.
在本届中期选举周期中，皮克尔扮演了竞选助力者和筹款人的角色，主要致力于动员年轻选民——尤其是年轻男性——支持埃尔-萨耶德等竞选活动和进步派候选人名单。
Piker has played the role of campaigner and fundraiser this midterm cycle, primarily focused on mobilizing younger voters — and particularly young men — toward campaigns like El-Sayed’s and progressive tickets.
他在极左翼中的影响力日益增强，引起了共和党人和一些建制派民主党人的强烈愤慨，这些人试图通过挖掘他在每日直播中发表的言论，来阻遏民主社会主义议程的势头，其中最引人注目的是他2019年发表的“美国活该遭遇9·11袭击”言论。尽管皮克尔此后为那些言论道歉，并对其语境进行过辩解，但他的言论依然成了他支持的候选人常被追问的话题。
His growing presence on the far left has drawn immense ire from Republicans and some establishment Democrats, who have sought to impede the momentum of the democratic socialist agenda by unearthing statements Piker has made on his daily livestreams, notably referencing his 2019 comments that “America deserved 9/11.”While Piker has since apologized for those statements and argued over their context, his rhetoric has nonetheless become a common line of questioning for candidates he supports.
埃尔-赛义德因决定在密歇根州初选获胜前上皮克尔的直播节目，一直备受谴责。
El-Sayed has routinely drawn condemnation for his decision to appear on Piker’s stream ahead of his Michigan primary victory.
针对数周来的媒体审视，皮克尔8月告诉《Semafor》，他正考虑对批评他的民主党人和共和党人提起诽谤诉讼。
In response to weeks of media scrutiny, Piker told Semafor in August he was considering bringing defamation lawsuits against Democratic and Republican critics.
他在周一的直播中重申了这些说法。皮克尔说，对詹宁斯的诉讼已经成为一项“非常昂贵的举措”，并告诉观众他计划发起筹款活动，为该诉讼以及未来可能针对其他人的诉讼提供资金。
He reiterated those statements during his Monday livestream. Piker said the lawsuit against Jennings has already become a “very costly endeavor” and told his viewers he planned to launch a fundraiser to bankroll that suit and possibly lawsuits against others in the future.
他说：“我认为你不应该能够通过这种撒谎逃脱责任，如果我不制止，他们将继续像一直以来那样恶意诽谤他人。”
“I don’t think you should be able to get away with lying like this, and if I don’t put a stop to it, they’re going to continue maliciously defaming others as they have done so this entire time,” he said.