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SIAP - Miss State Superfan Stingray suing Barstool and WorldStar
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:09 pm
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Former Mississippi State superfan Steven “Stingray” Ray has filed a civil lawsuit against Barstool for negligence, invasion of privacy and wantonness, defined as a disposition to willingly inflict pain and suffering on others. The suit was filed in Tuscaloosa Circuit Court on Feb. 15. No lawyer is listed as representing Ray.
The suit also lists WorldStarHipHop as a defendant.
Ray became an internet figure in the Mississippi State athletics community for his opinions and rants on the teams, to the point that he was invited on an episode of the Comedy Central show Tosh.0 for what it called a Web Redemption. The Twitter account, @stevenray28, has since been suspended, but only after Ray publicly denounced his MSU fandom, crediting treatment by the fan base at large. He was photographed in Southern Miss and Ole Miss apparel in the fall.
The suit acknowledges that role gave Ray, “a modest online presence.” The suit uses one example of Ray sharing a photo of himself on a birthday lunch at Hooters with a waitress. Barstool, according to the lawsuit, took the picture and added the words, “how can someone look like a child and a child molester at the same time.” The lawsuit alleges Barstool did such without Ray’s consent and, “in a willful, wanton and malicious manner..”
Later, in the intentional infliction of emotional distress portion of the lawsuit, it states Barstool, “did so only with hopes of gain in mind, that the publication of this altered photo have damaged the reputation of the Plaintiff (Ray).”
The lawsuit also states Ray is, “entitled to recover against the defendants for injuries, damages and losses proximately caused by their publication as set forth in the Complaint.” It states Ray is entitled to Punitive Damages that are not exactly defined in the complaint.. ]
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:12 pm to AHM21
Dude is an idiot. He should be happy with the somewhat fame he has.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:12 pm to momentoftruth87
So people made fun of pictures he put in the internet?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:13 pm to AHM21
He is about to get paid if Barstool did that
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:21 pm to AHM21
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Former Mississippi State superfan Steven “Stingray” Ray
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Article gets it right. Please fix title or face litigation, OP.
Mr. Ray is an avowed superfan of Southern Miss, and no longer represents any Maroon interests.
Thank You.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:22 pm to AHM21
I’ll be shocked if it’s not fair use, though I guess the meme theoretically helped sell ads by generating clicks. But it’s not like Stingray, a dude whose claim to fame is being an internet celebrity superfan, has the same expectation of privacy of people who don’t make money off of their persona as an internet celebrity superfan. It’d be different if Barstool was using his likeness explicitly to promote or advertise, but this will be interesting since there’s not much meme law out there yet
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:29 pm to TOFTR
I’m no lawyer, but ruling in favor of Stingray here seems like it opens a pretty big can of worms.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:32 pm to momentoftruth87
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He should be happy with the somewhat fame he has.
I'm not sure being implied as a child molester counts as a kind of fame one should be happy with.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:35 pm to Vecchio Cane
Nope. We don’t want him.
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Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:38 pm to skrayper
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I'm not sure being implied as a child molester counts as a kind of fame one should be happy with.
It's barstool ffs. What did he think they'd use him for?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:38 pm to DallasTiger45
It’s going to be a can of worms regardless. Can’t wait for the court to determine how famous Stingray is from a legal standpoint. I’d have to think he’s at least considered an internet celebrity though.
Also reminds me of the troll season of South Park haha
Also reminds me of the troll season of South Park haha
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:40 pm to AHM21
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Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:45 pm to AHM21
Now if we can only get cajundevry to quit lying about being a part of Alabama.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:47 pm to Rocco Lampone
He sure does have a fat face...does he have Down Syndrome?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:48 pm to AHM21
Former Superfan OP. He's now a fan of Ole Miss, Southern Miss, or Missouri
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