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Billionaire Bacon Wins Defamation Case Against Nygard

12/24/2025

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Louis Bacon, billionaire hedge fund manager, won a defamation lawsuit against Peter Nygard, former fashion mogul, in the Bahamas.
Justice Richard Latin stated Nygard admitted he had no evidence for the claims, including murder and drug trafficking.
Nygard's lawyer announced plans to appeal the ruling.
Nygard is serving an 11-year prison sentence for sexual assault.
The feud began in 2015 over property expansion efforts in the Bahamas.

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Louis Bacon, billionaire hedge fund manager, won a defamation lawsuit against Peter Nygard, former fashion mogul, in the Bahamas.
Justice Richard Latin stated Nygard admitted he had no evidence for the claims, including murder and drug trafficking.
Nygard's lawyer announced plans to appeal the ruling.
Nygard is serving an 11-year prison sentence for sexual assault.
The feud began in 2015 over property expansion efforts in the Bahamas.