Post Falls blogger appeals defamation decision
Blogger Summer Bushnell testified in the defamation lawsuit brought by Post Falls resident Eric Posey.
KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press file
COEUR d’ALENE — A Post Falls blogger who was found liable for defamation has not yet paid anything toward the $1.1 million judgement awarded to the drag performer she falsely accused of exposing himself during Pride in the Park 2022, according to court records, while post-judgment interest piles up.
In May, a Kootenai County jury unanimously found that Summer Bushnell defamed Post Falls resident Eric Posey when she posted an edited video of his performance with a blur that she claimed covered his “fully exposed genitals.” The unedited video showed that no exposure occurred and city prosecutors declined to file charges.
Jurors awarded Posey $926,000 in compensatory damages for defamation and $250,000 in additional punitive damages.
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