Pro golfer sues over libelous statements
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In an event seemingly reminiscent of the Seigenthaler controversy that unfurled in the latter part of 2005, professional golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing Miami-based education consulting firm Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. for posting defamatory statements on his Wikipedia biography. The statements, purporting that Zoeller was an alcohol and drug addict and a domestic abuser, were originally posted on 2006-08-28 by User:Damien Lynch and reposted twice, most recently by IP address 208.204.187.19 (an IP that appears to be related to Lynch) on 2006-12-20.[1]
- ^ Danner, Patrick. Fuzzy Zoeller article question 2007-02-23. "The...statements were first posted in August by...Damien Lynch.". Accessed on 2007-02-25.