Posted on 11/11/2022 7:50:24 AM PST by Hojczyk
The series finale of Paramount+ "The Good Fight" left social media users stunned on Thursday for featuring a plot in which a character claimed to be sexually assaulted by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, only to confess he was lying later on in the show
The finale of the courtroom drama's sixth and final season premiered on Thursday with the episode titled "The End of Everything." In a clip widely shared online, the episode features the main character Diane Lockhart, played by Christine Baranski, meeting with Felix Staples, a flamboyant, gay provocateur who has made appearances in earlier seasons of the long-running show. In a conference room surrounded by lawyers, Staples claims that he was sexually assaulted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who forced him to have oral sex following a CPAC conference while interning for his office.
Diane immediately dismisses the accusation as politically motivated "bulls---" despite Staples claiming to have DNA proof. The lawyers spend the episode gathering evidence to expose Staples for lying. He eventually confesses to fabricating the allegations to tarnish the Florida governor's reputation, because it will put former President Trump "ahead in the polling" in 2024's presidential race.
The episode ignited a firestorm on Twitter, with users calling the show "unhinged" and questioning the legalities of casting the governor as a potential sex offender in the fictitious TV show. Other users called it the first of many smear campaigns by Hollywood to be brought against the Florida governor as he remains a popular potential 2024 presidential contender.
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And so it begins...
He should sue them….easy case for a lip and fall lawyer
They walked right up to the libel and slander line on that one, didn’t they?
Ok, who let Trump write the script?
And they think they'll be any kinder to DeSantis than to Trump. If they get Trump, they'll get DeSantis. DeSantis hasn't been exposed to 1/10th the abuse that Trump has gotten so far.
The GOPe thinks they can find the perfect candidate who wont be slimed by the left.
Did this happen in Russia?
You would think you wouldn't have to explain that.
“because it will put former President Trump “ahead in the polling” in 2024’s presidential race.”
This clearly was NOT an attack on DeSantis (the accuser eventually admits he is lying) but rather an attack on Trump supporters (who in this case are so crazy that they would lie about a conservative Republican governor to benefit their preferred candidate)
This isn’t an attack on DeSantis, it’s a hit piece aimed at the one who lives rent free in their heads...Trump.
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Gotta hand it to the rats they know how to fight they know how to stick the knife a little bit deeper into the republican base. And with the help of our party leaders! They know how to fight to win , to destroy and to kill while our leaders continue to twiddle their thumbs and cower under the bed sheets!! With all that said we need to fight back yes we’re down a little our spirits are down a little we had high hopes but we must support Trump do you all understand! Even if at the end he will not be the nominee but we must stand up for him! FK the media vomits F our party leaders F Paul Ryan and all those asses who are coming out of the woodwork! I am supporting Trump 100%. Only cowards turn tail and run!
I’m sure the powers that be, will quickly send the word to lay off DeSantis for the time being.
If he sues them, they will probably try to hang their hang their hopes on the disclaimer at the end in fine print that any depictions of characters or other persons are fictious. Either that or claim it was satirical.
They are all liars, the news here is one admitted it.
Nope, he had clear sailing this time around, Crist...seriously. :)
It is secondarily an attack on DeSantis because it plants the seed for the future in the minds of the mush-brain populace that, "Hmm...Somewhere I remember back in 2022 DeSantis being accused of being a sex offender.."
Did Hillary write the script?
Mark my words, there are some Libs who will see/read about this and then spread the word that DeSantis is a sex offender.
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