Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cannot use his personal bankruptcy to escape paying at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming from his repeated lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday.

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      11 months ago

      I’m not holding my breath. Rich people do not play under the same rules as normal people. Bankrupt me and I’m on the street. Bankrupt rich dudes and somehow they still have lawyers, nice clothes and roofs over their heads that they own.