{"id":9821,"date":"2020-10-02T09:35:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T13:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=9821"},"modified":"2020-10-02T09:35:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T13:35:09","slug":"caged-in-legal-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/caged-in-legal-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Caged in Legal Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9822\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/frida-bredesen-IDO_a-dxrCY-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9822\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/frida-bredesen-IDO_a-dxrCY-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/frida-bredesen-IDO_a-dxrCY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/frida-bredesen-IDO_a-dxrCY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/frida-bredesen-IDO_a-dxrCY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/frida-bredesen-IDO_a-dxrCY-unsplash-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family alleges defamation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If we take anything positive away from 2020, it will be the premiere of <em>Tiger King<\/em>.\u00a0 While we found humor in the wild history of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin was allegedly cracking jokes about the disappearance and declared death of her husband, Don Lewis.\u00a0Promoted to a role on <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>, Baskin was quoted in interviews as making light banter concerning her husband\u2019s current and possibly unfortunate state. \u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One of the comments included her prediction that she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/carole-baskin-responds-to-lawsuit-from-don-lewis-family-after-emotional-dancing-with-the-stars\">\u201creally kill it\u201d<\/a> on <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>.\u00a0 In response to Baskin\u2019s jokes, as well as her refusal to shut down comments about Lewis, her (late) husband\u2019s three daughters and his former executive assistant have initiated legal action.\u00a0 Despite the defamation claims against her, Baskin contends that she has not directed any humor toward the situation that she has been dealing with since Lewis\u2019 disappearance in 1997.\u00a0 Baskin declared Lewis deceased in 2002.\u00a0 She has responded by saying her family turmoil is very personal to her and was heightened as a result of the premiere of <em>Tiger King<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the news of the recent lawsuit, the Big Cat Rescue CEO promised to not let the legal drama interfere with her performance as a dancer.\u00a0 Learning of the filing right before her turn on the dance floor, she did not even confide in her professional dance partner Pasha Pashkov.\u00a0 Baskin is reportedly hurt by the lawsuit and does not understand why the family of Lewis is choosing to perpetuate a hurtful situation.\u00a0 On the other hand, Lewis\u2019 family is disappointed in the defamatory statements made by Baskin in public statements, including in an interview on <em>Good Morning America<\/em>.\u00a0 Despite her best efforts in performing a <em>Lion King\u00a0<\/em>routine, Baskin was eliminated in Week 2 of <em>Dancing with the Stars\u00a0<\/em>and is now forced to face the legal action against her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we take anything positive away from 2020, it will be the premiere of Tiger King.\u00a0 While we found humor in the wild history of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin 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