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From: UFO UpDates - Toronto
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:09:07 -0400
Fwd Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:09:07 -0400
Subject: Art Bell Prevails In Defamation Hearing


Source: Rowland Network Communications


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Art Bell Prevails In Defamation Hearing

Nashville (April 28, 2000) - Late night radio host Art Bell took
a significant step forward today in his two-year battle to
vindicate his reputation. After lengthy oral argument this
morning, Judge Marietta Shipley rejected attempts by local radio
stations WWCR and WNQM and radio host Ted Gunderson to dismiss
Mr. Bell's lawsuit against them.

Art Bell filed his defamation lawsuit in the Circuit Court for
Davidson County after Mr. Gunderson and David Hinkson accused
him of molesting children on a program aired worldwide on WWCR,
a Nashville-based short wave radio station. Citing the emotional
harm that resulted from the false charges, Mr. Bell announced on
March 31, 2000 his retirement from radio broadcasting.

Art Bell's lead counsel, Gerard P. Fox of Los Angeles, had the
following statement:

"When a person has been defamed, there is no putting the genie
entirely back in the bottle. However, the Court's ruling today
that Mr. Bell has provided sufficient evidence to allow the case
to be decided by a jury goes a long way toward restoring his
reputation. This day in Court has reaffirmed Mr. Bell's
confidence in our judicial system."

Additional information about Art Bell's lawsuit may be obtained
by calling Gerard P. Fox at (310) 229-9300 or Mr. Bell's
Tennessee lawyer, John Wood of Branham & Day, P.C., at (615)
742-4880.