American golfer and member of the LIV Golf Series Patrick Reed has filed a $750m defamation lawsuit Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee.
A copy of the lawsuit has been obtained by The Guardian alleges that the channel and Chamblee conspired with the PGA Tour to defame Reed "since he was 23 years old."
“It is well-known on tour that Mr Reed has been abused and endured more than any other golfer from fans or spectators who have been allowed to scream obscenities only to be glorified by NBC’s Golf Channel for doing so,” the lawsuit reads.
“[Chamblee] has become Golf Channel’s primary mouthpiece and agent to push this defamatory agenda and inflict severe damage to Mr Reed, LIV, and other golfers signed with LIV.”
Patrick Reed and Brandel Chamblee's history
Reed and Chamblee have history in terms of legal disputes.
In January 2020, Reed’s lawyer sent Chamblee a cease-and-desist letter claiming that the TV commentator had accused him of cheating during the Hero World Challenge in 2019 and demanded that the 60-year-old not repeat the accusations.
The incident that was under scrutiny took place when Reed was handed a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie, which the 2018 Masters champion claims he didn't intend to do.
Chamblee has also been critical of Reed's decision to join the controversial Saudi backed Liv Golf Series earlier this year remarking that Reed “would have no problem playing golf for Stalin, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, and Vladimir Putin”.
“This statement is false because Mr Reed never aligned himself with a ‘tyrannical, murderous leader,’” the law suit continues.
“He is playing golf for LIV, which simply happens to be financed by the PIF, which has invested in and financed some of the nation’s and the world’s largest and respected corporations.
“This would be akin to stating that LeBron James has aligned himself with a ‘tyrannical, murderous leader’ because he plays in the National Basketball Association, which has intricate ties to the People’s Republic of China, whose government is accused of a current and ongoing genocide against the Muslim Uyghur people.”
The lawsuit was filed by Larry Klayman in the US district court for the southern district of Texas in Houston.
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