Lawsuit Alleges New York Magazine
Article Falsely Reports that Wang was an Accomplice to Sexual
Misconduct in 2010 and Falsely Reports that Wang Had Been
Terminated by the Philharmonic Based on That Accusation
Lawsuit Alleges Article's
Narrative is Demonstrably False, Quoting the Actual Content of the
Same Police Records and 2020 Arbitration Decision that The Article
Itself Claims to Rely Upon
NEW
YORK, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Liang Wang, principal oboe of the New York
Philharmonic since 2006, has sued Vox Media, publisher of New York
Magazine, and freelance reporter Sammy
Sussman for defamation in connection with accusations made
in an article published by the magazine's online "Vulture" section.
The suit, filed today in federal court, alleges that
the defendants knew or were reckless in not knowing the article's
accusations against Wang were false, and accuses Sussman of
continuing to defame Wang even after the article was published.
The complaint requests a trial by jury and demands $100 million in compensatory damages.
Alan Lewis, Partner at Carter,
Ledyard and Milburn and attorney for Mr. Wang said in summarizing
the Complaint's allegations:
"New York Magazine published an article that
was a gross departure from journalistic ethics and standards. The
Corporate publisher and the author knew that the article was false
because the Police records and arbitration decision cited by the
article all disprove the false narrative published about
Liang Wang."
"The article's contention is that Wang put a
drug into the drink of a musician so that a third musician could
assault her - a defamatory claim for which there has never been a
scintilla of evidence. In fact, Liang was never even accused of
any impropriety by anyone in Vail – not by the police and not by
the Philharmonic or any of its members.
"The article builds on this defamation by
suggesting that Wang had previously been fired for this
alleged misconduct by the Philharmonic, but as the
article details with quotations from the arbitration decision, that
is simply false.
"The story has permanently damaged Liang's
reputation, and the shockwaves throughout the industry have
compromised his career, his reputation and his dignity."
The case is 1:24-cv-03987 filed in the Southern District of
New York.
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