California Man Attempts To Sue 50 Women For Over $2 Million For Calling Him A Bad Date
If you thought the dating world couldn't get any more toxic — you were wrong.
Stewart Lucas Murray is pursuing legal action against women within the popular Facebook group, "Are We Dating the Same Guy," claiming 50 women's reviews were false and defamatory.
After sharing negative stories involving Murray, he is responding by suing for a whopping $2.6 million. According to the New York Post, the women claim Murray is using the law to intimidate them.
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A judge in downtown Los Angeles civil court ruled in favor of the defendant, determining that one of the women in question, Vanessa Valdez, wasn't wrong for voicing her opinion regarding Murray within the Facebook group.
Per the news outlet, another woman listed in the lawsuit, Kelly Gibbons, claimed the very first time she ever saw Murray in person was when he arrived at her home to present her with a lawsuit.
"It was pretty eerie. He was filming with his cellphone, walking in. I don't know who wouldn't get creeped out by that," she told The Times.
Gibbons claimed she only briefly texted Murray before deciding not to go forward with a date, reporting that their interaction was so poor that she felt the need to warn other women about his alleged distasteful behavior.
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"I wouldn't want my friend going out with someone like that," she said in a statement obtained by the Post.
The Los Angeles Facebook group, which is now home to over 52,000 members, is a female-focused group labeled as a space for daters to highlight potential dangers or warnings about sketchy men. It's self-described as "a place where women can speak freely, openly, and honestly without the fear of harassment or intimidation."
Murray — who continues to deny all claims — accused the women of a plethora of false statements from attempting to swindle them for money and the alert that he may have STDs. He maintains that he only recalls meeting one of the women "for less than 15 minutes," per the Daily Mail.
