The court has spoken in favor of Kenny Chesney in this sad and ridiculous case.
A Kenny Chesney impersonator scammed this woman and an appeals court has ruled that she can’t sue the country superstar. Patricia Linson, who was duped into paying $310,000 to a phony KC, had claimed that the real star was legally liable for failing to stop imposters from defrauding his fans. Luckily he’s not.
In a ruling last week obtained by Billboard, a California court ruled that legal precedent does not require celebrities to “warn and protect their fans against third-party imposter scams”.
The court wrote in the ruling saying, “we do not doubt that financial scams are becoming more sophisticated and prevalent as technological developments make it easier for people to impersonate others,” which is very real. It also noted that it would stretch “common sense and sound public policy to require celebrities to post warnings about third-party scams on their websites and social media accounts lest they face liability”.
Nobody should be responsible in paying someone else’s debt. Especially when that said person had absolutely nothing to do with the situation at all. Thank God the courts in America get it right sometimes.