Legal Opinion
Jesse Ventura v. Taya Kyle
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2016No. 14-3876PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Before his death, Chris Kyle was a sniper for a United States Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) team.1 He authored the book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (American Sniper). In the book, Kyle described punching a “celebrity” referred to as “Scruff Face” who was making offensive remarks about the SEALs at a gathering following the funeral of a SEAL killed in combat. In interviews about the book, Kyle revealed “Scruff Face” was James Janos, better known as Jesse Ven-tura. Ventura, who was at the bar but denied a fight…
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