Man accuses Sean Spicer of using racial slur; Spicer threatens to sue AP for reporting incident

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At book tour stop, man accuses Sean Spicer of using racial slur; Spicer threatens to sue AP for reporting incident

At a Saturday bookstore signing, a black man "yelled at former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a bookstore and accused Spicer of calling him a racial slur when they were students at a prep school decades ago," reports the AP. Spicer is now threatening to sue the AP for reporting Saturday's incident, which occurred in public and which was videotaped by local press.

Spicer threatens legal action over AP report

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer is threatening to take legal action against The Associated Press over a report from the wire service about an incident on his book tour.

Spicer's attorney Michael Bowe said in a statement Saturday night that the AP "recklessly republished a categorically false accusation about Sean Spicer."

"The claim is a lie. Absent an immediate retraction, Mr. Spicer will take legal action Monday," Bowe said.

The AP report, published Saturday, documented an incident at Spicer's book signing in Middletown, R.I., on Friday during which a black man claiming to be a former classmate of Spicer's at Portsmouth Abbey School accused Spicer of using a racial slur.

A publicist for Spicer told the AP that the former press secretary was "taken aback" by the "outrageous" claim.

Regnery Publishing publicist Lauren McCue said Spicer "can't recall any incident" like the one the man described.

Video of the encounter published by NewportRI.com shows the man, identified as Alex Lombard, approaching Spicer at event.

"Sean, I was a day student at [Portsmouth] Abbey, too, with you," Lombard said.

"Hey," Spicer replies. "Yes, how are you?"

"You don't remember that you tried to fight me?" Lombard said. "But you called me a [n-word] first."

The video then shows security escorting Lombard out of the event.

"I was 14 then. I was a scared kid then, Sean. I'm not scared to fight you now," Lombard can be heard yelling.​

Lombard is a resident of Cambridge, Mass., and a Newport native. He told The Providence Journal he is a member of the Class of 1990 at Portsmouth Abbey. Spicer graduated from the prep school in 1989.

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=VEjChWtClbE

 

[Carnby]

Good luck, short shit.

 

[D65]

Is this about Sean Spicer calling someone this word at the age of 14?

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

Man who tells lies in front of nation says his defense isn't a lie.

 

[DrBo42]

In what universe do you think you'll win this case, Spicy? Suing someone for reporting X filmed interaction at a public event? What?

 

[Dyle]

 

[D65]

Is this about Sean Spicer calling someone this word at the age of 14?

 

[Prototype Viktor]

i would sue them too for not reporting it as the largest racial slur in US history

 

[Slayven]

I didn't expect a big crowd, but that was way too big for Spicer.

 

[Son Lamar]

You know I'm starting to believe the vast majority of Republicans might be prejudice or racist not all but enough

 

[Deleted member 4367]

Is this about Sean Spicer calling someone this word at the age of 14?

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No it seems to be about Sean Spicer threatening to sue the AP.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Is this about Sean Spicer calling someone this word at the age of 14?

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It's about Spicer suing because the AP reported it, btw being a racist child and then growing up to work for and speak on behalf of a racist party and a racist President makes the racism of his childhood relevant.

 

[Khanimus]

So how do you disprove what AP reported, exactly? They literally just have to ask the Lombard guy "Hey, did you accuse him of saying racist shit?" "Yes I did." There goes your entire case, Spicer. Fuck off.

 

[Anubis]

Good luck, short shit.

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Fuck Spicer but no need for heightism.

Anyways, anyone who is connected to Trump will have skeletons in their closets. Fuck that whole administration.

 

[Speevy]

Evil babies grow up to be evil adults.

 

[DrBo42]

So how do you disprove what AP reported, exactly? They literally just have to ask the Lombard guy "Hey, did you accuse him of saying racist shit?" "Yes I did." There goes your entire case, Spicer. Fuck off.

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There's video of what happened. There's nothing to disprove in what they reported. If AP news said "Sean Spicer is a racist" that's different.

 

[Username1198]

Ah I forgot he had a book out. And I just ran out of toilet paper! Nice

 

[xbhaskarx]

In what universe do you think you'll win this case, Spicy? Suing someone for reporting X filmed interaction at a public event? What?

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He's learned from Trump, who regularly threatens to sue for reasons that make absolutely zero sense.

 

[Deleted member 23212]

How can he sue them for reporting the incident? Unless they said that he used the racial slurs, which I doubt happened, I'm assuming they said that the person alleged that he did it.

 

[Dizagaox]

Wrong as it is, this allegedly happened in 1985 when he was 14.

 

[sooperkool]

Should have been a big win for him. all he had to say was, " Hey man, I'm glad you brought this up. I did say that and I want to apologize to you. I was young and uninformed and not the man that I am now and I know hope that you can forgive me."

He says that(and means it) and he's all good with almost everyone. Everyone knows he is a devout Catholic so it would go over well but nah, racists never know when to stop being racists.

 

[Dizagaox]

How can he sue them for reporting the incident? Unless they said that he used the racial slurs, which I doubt happened, I'm assuming they said that the person alleged that he did it.

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He's saying they shouldn't have reported it. Typically unfounded nutcase allegations don't get reported, yet this was.

 

[xbhaskarx]

How can he sue them for reporting the incident? Unless they said that he used the racial slurs, which I doubt happened, I'm assuming they said that the person alleged that he did it.

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We don't need to speculate, since the AP story is right here:
https://apnews.com/3ac9f138b0ea47d8a1552bdd7d12bf7e

A black man yelled at former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a bookstore and accused Spicer of calling him a racial slur when they were students at a prep school decades ago.

Spicer was "taken aback" by the man's "outrageous claim" and had no recollection of him or of being in school with him, his publicist said on Saturday.

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Lombard, a Newport native who now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then accused Spicer of calling him the N-word and trying to fight him when they were at school.

"You don't remember that you tried to fight me?" Lombard asked. "But you called me a (N-word) first."
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[Username1198]

Wrong as it is, this allegedly happened in 1985 when he was 14.

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I'm sure he's changed since then. It's not like he was the mouthpiece for orange Satan.

 

[Johnny Blaze]

Wrong as it is, this allegedly happened in 1985 when he was 14.

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He probably didn't change. He joined the Trump administration. He stayed on that path.

 

[Slayven]

listen guys, the dude was in charge of press for the Admin. I think he knows how the libel laws work

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Wrong as it is, this allegedly happened in 1985 when he was 14.

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Thankfully he matured and grew up into the man we know today...lying about insignificant shit for a racist sexual predator.

 

[Dizagaox]

I'm sure he's changed since then. It's not like he was the mouthpiece for orange Satan.

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This maybe a controversial stance, but I don't think Sean Spicer (or Sarah Huckabee Sanders) are racists, I think they're lying jobsworths that wrongly feel indebted to Trump for giving them status. They both chose to be his mouthpiece, so I don't feel sorry for them one bit, but I'm not going to trivialise racism by calling them that when they're perhaps not.

 

[Enzom21]

He's saying they shouldn't have reported it. Typically unfounded nutcase allegations don't get reported, yet this was.

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Isn't the story more about the incident rather than the allegation?

 

[Deleted member 23212]

We don't need to speculate, since the AP story is right here:
https://apnews.com/3ac9f138b0ea47d8a1552bdd7d12bf7e

A black man yelled at former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a bookstore and accused Spicer of calling him a racial slur when they were students at a prep school decades ago.

Spicer was "taken aback" by the man's "outrageous claim" and had no recollection of him or of being in school with him, his publicist said on Saturday.

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Lombard, a Newport native who now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then accused Spicer of calling him the N-word and trying to fight him when they were at school.

"You don't remember that you tried to fight me?" Lombard asked. "But you called me a (N-word) first."
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And he did accuse him of calling him a racial slur, so I don't see why he would sue them (well to be honest I don't expect him to, he was probably bluffing in hopes that they would fear the legal costs).

 

[Muppet of a Man]

Streisand effect.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

This maybe a controversial stance, but I don't think Sean Spicer (or Sarah Huckabee Sanders) are racists, I think they're lying jobsworths that wrongly feel indebted to Trump for giving them status. They both chose to be his mouthpiece, so I don't feel sorry for them one bit, but I'm not going to trivialise racism by calling them that when they're perhaps not.

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[Slayven]

This maybe a controversial stance, but I don't think Sean Spicer (or Sarah Huckabee Sanders) are racists, I think they're lying jobsworths that wrongly feel indebted to Trump for giving them status. They both chose to be his mouthpiece, so I don't feel sorry for them one bit, but I'm not going to trivialise racism by calling them that when they're perhaps not.

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They are promoting racist policies, they might not be racist but they do the work of a racist.

 

[Deepwater]

They are promoting racist policies, they might not be racist but they do the work of a racist.

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nah they racist

 

[onadesertedisland]

This maybe a controversial stance, but I don't think Sean Spicer (or Sarah Huckabee Sanders) are racists, I think they're lying jobsworths that wrongly feel indebted to Trump for giving them status. They both chose to be his mouthpiece, so I don't feel sorry for them one bit, but I'm not going to trivialise racism by calling them that when they're perhaps not.

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I'mma hitch my train to racism town, but that's only cause money. I'm not racist. I'm just a capitalist.

 

[Slayven]

nah they racist

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As all hell

 

[Dizagaox]

Isn't the story more about the incident rather than the allegation?

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I don't think there's anything you can do about it. Actually there's nothing Spicer can do anyway, the article clearly states it's an allegation anyway, but he needs to be seen as defending himself I guess for optics.

 

[ArrogantBastard]

This maybe a controversial stance, but I don't think Sean Spicer (or Sarah Huckabee Sanders) are racists, I think they're lying jobsworths that wrongly feel indebted to Trump for giving them status. They both chose to be his mouthpiece, so I don't feel sorry for them one bit, but I'm not going to trivialise racism by calling them that when they're perhaps not.

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If you make the daily decision to stand up for and push out the rantings of a racist, you are a racist.

Like serious, you remember Sean right? You watch Sarah, they go far from a simple defense of their boss. They co-opt his language, his commentary, and his disregard for the truth. They are racist, no question.

 

[Username1198]

This maybe a controversial stance, but I don't think Sean Spicer (or Sarah Huckabee Sanders) are racists, I think they're lying jobsworths that wrongly feel indebted to Trump for giving them status. They both chose to be his mouthpiece, so I don't feel sorry for them one bit, but I'm not going to trivialise racism by calling them that when they're perhaps not.

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I disagree. In my book, defending known racists is just as bad as being a racist. That's not trivializing racism. It's shinning a light on the ones like sarah and sean. It's NOT ok to defend racists, full stop.

nah they racist

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This. Short sweet and to the point

 

[Bronx-Man]

I'm kinda amazed homeboy not only remembered an incident from age 14 decades later, but he was FULLY prepared to run Spicy the fade.

 

[Dizagaox]

If you make the daily decision to stand up for and push out the rantings of a racist, you are a racist.

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Again, no sympathy for them, but it's not as black and white as that.

I'm a Labour party member, and the leaders of my party are evidently anti-Semitic. Does that make me anti-Semitic?

 

[ArrogantBastard]

Again, no sympathy for them, but it's not as black and white as that.

I'm a Labour party member, and the leaders of my party are evidently anti-Semitic. Does that make me anti-Semitic?

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Do you stand in front of a monitor on a daily basis and push those anti-Semitic policies?

You cannot be serious with that analogy.

 

[Username1198]

Again, no sympathy for them, but it's not as black and white as that.

I'm a Labour party member, and the leaders of my party are evidently anti-Semitic. Does that make me anti-Semitic?

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Do you support anti-semitism?

If the democrats suddenly started a policy where the second child born in every family is fed to Hillary I'd nope the fuck out.

I wouldn't say, "I don't support eating kids but I'm still a democrat lolol"

 

[Deleted member 42]

cackling at Spicer having a neutral 'oh I don't really remember you, but how are you?' response only to get blitzed out with that one

 

[Slayven]

I'm kinda amazed homeboy not only remembered an incident from age 14 decades later, but he was FULLY prepared to run Spicy the fade.

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I think every black person remembers their first hard R

 

[BobLablow]

1. Be a racist shithead
2. Bully anyone who reports about it
3. Hope some bigger news comes out so that everyone quickly forgets you threatened to sue but didn't for some odd reason

So, Trump will probably intentionally (or accidentally knowing him) do something

 

[Shauni]

Again, no sympathy for them, but it's not as black and white as that.

I'm a Labour party member, and the leaders of my party are evidently anti-Semitic. Does that make me anti-Semitic?

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Are you actively promoting and defending those people at every opportunity, even when you don't have to? Then yes, you are. If not, then no, you aren't.

It really is that simple. This isn't a hill worth dying on.

 

[Dizagaox]

Do you stand in front of a monitor on a daily basis and push those anti-Semitic policies?

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There aren't any anti-Semitic policies, it's more of an informal culture. I was just illustrating how individuals can differ from their party.

Also, key point, Spicer's job was to bullshit. Whether he believes his bullshit or not is what determines whether he's racist, not the act of being the messenger which was his job.

Regardless he's a twat, but he shouldn't be wrongly labelled.

 

[Enzom21]

I think every black person remembers their first hard R

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You remember that far back?
How about the first time you were treated different because you were black?

 

[Vas]

Wrong as it is, this allegedly happened in 1985 when he was 14.

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In my experience,people tend to view teens as children when their victimhood is valuable to their cause or argument. When it's not, they 'knew what they were doing.' I've decided that they're all kids in my book, though. What somebody said at 14 being held against them 3 decades later is clearly disingenuous and I gotta say, I no longer care for this 'gotcha' fake outrage shit. Just wait 3 days and they'll be off to the next outrage.