John Oliver on coal and Robert Murray
On Sunday, HBO's John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" had a major segment on coal and local coal owner Robert Murray. Oliver takes on coal and dares Murray, who loves to sue media sources for what Murray believes is unfair coverage, to sue him. It's a well-documented (if a bit long) segment.
That didn't take long -- I just checked and the Daily Beast is reporting that:
The largest private coal mining company in America is suing HBO over the most recent episode of John Oliver’s show Last Week Tonight. “The false and defamatory statements in this broadcast severely and destructively impact Mr. Murray. . . as well as coal mining itself,” said a press release from Murray Energy Corporation, which is suing. Oliver knew this was coming; the company sent him a cease-and-desist letter before his most recent episode, which ripped into Bob Murray, who runs the company and who Oliver compared to “a geriatric Dr. Evil.”