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Friends of Nolan Wells sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation

Owens sued over September Instagram post that suggested trio tampered with evidence in death of Mississippi teen Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Mississippi…

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The Guardian reports: Owens sued over September Instagram post that suggested trio tampered with evidence in death of Mississippi teen Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Mississippi teen who died after a July boating trip, have sued NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation.

This sports story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Friends of Nolan Wells, NFL Hall of Famer Terrell and Mississippi.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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The Guardian
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Friends of Nolan Wells, NFL Hall of Famer Terrell, Mississippi, Owens
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Sports
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On 26 September, Owens shared an Instagram video that suggested Wells’s friends Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour had deleted evidence from Wells’s phone after his death, which the three men denied in their lawsuit. (The Guardian)

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