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Fielder Sues Over Gambling Articles

DETROIT, Michigan – As reported by the Associated Press: " Former Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder sued the Detroit Newspaper Agency and a Detroit News reporter over articles reporting that he lost about $47 million from gambling and bad business decisions.

"The libel suit, filed Nov. 23 in Wayne County Circuit Court, accuses the Detroit Newspaper Agency and reporter Fred Girard of defaming and slandering the three-time All Star by reporting that he was 'in hiding,' 'not in contact with his family,' not supporting his daughter financially, and had an 'unstoppable gambling compulsion,' according to the suit.

"The agency runs the paper's business and production operations. The paper is owned by Gannett Co.

"The suit demands $25 million in damages and fees. Lawyers for Fielder said they asked for a retraction but never got it.

"…The News on Oct. 17 ran a story by Girard headlined 'Gambling shatters ex-Tiger's dream life.'

"Using court documents from Fielder's divorce case and a suit brought against him by Trump Plaza Hotel and Casinos in New Jersey, as well as interviews with family members and associates, the story describes credit accounts at casinos and debts to credit-card companies and several banks. It also depicts difficulties within the Fielder family, and describes how the Florida mansion he owned now sits empty…"

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