Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports
Oct. 18, 2017
Frank Ocean prevails over father in libel case
The trial was the venue for a tense family reunion between father and son.
Frank Ocean, shown on stage in 2012.
LOS ANGELES — When singer-songwriter Frank Ocean took the witness stand Tuesday, he was cross-examined by his father — a pro se litigant suing him for libel. It was their first encounter in 24 years.
U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson granted plaintiff Calvin Cooksey a great deal of leeway in terms of making his case, allowing him to push forward with several potentially objectionable lines of questioning.
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