Last Friday both sides in the defamation trial brought by former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura against the estate of Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL and author of AMERICAN SNIPER. At issue was an account in the book headlined “Punching Out Scruff Face” that described — though not by name — a 2006 bar fight purportedly between Ventura and Kyle, that Ventura believed harmed his reputation and helped boosted sales of AMERICAN SNIPER. Co-author Jim De Felice, William Morrow executive editor Peter Hubbard, and director of media relations Sharyn Rosenblum all testified for the defense, claiming by consensus, according to the […]
