Divorcing Real Housewife’s Posting About Impotence Can Be Seen as Implying Her Husband Is Impotent
So concludes Guobadia v. Williams, decided Mar. 31 by Judge Mark Cohen (N.D. Ga.):
Plaintiff is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who currently resides in the United Arab Emirates, and is the founder and CEO of SIMCOL Group, an investment company involved in various industries, including energy and hospitality…. Defendant is known for her role on the Real Housewives of Atlanta and large social media presence, which includes 7.7 million followers on Instagram.
Plaintiff and Defendant were married on November 26, 2022, in a widely publicized ceremony. In February 2024, “news broke” that Plaintiff and Defendant “were splitting,” an announcement that came after news that Defendant would return to RHOA. On or about July 9, 2024, Defendant published a series of statements about erectile dysfunction (“ED”) on her Instagram account.
The first statement was a black background with “ED” written in bold white letters. Defendant’s posts continued and provided definitions of ED and details about its symptoms and treatments, including statements such as, “ED can cause stress, affect self-confidence, and contribute to relationship problems,” and “it is common for men with ED to feel anger, frustration, sadness, or lack confidence.” These statements included the hashtag #MensHealthAwareness.
Defendant’s statements were disseminated to a large audience via her Instagram account. They were also disseminated via multiple media outlets:
All About the Tea: On July 10, 2024, this celebrity gossip website posted an article titled “Porsha Williams Claims Simon Guobadia Suffers from Erectile Dysfunction!” and referencing Defendant’s social media posts. Plaintiff alleges that the article “highlighted that members of the public clearly recognized the Defendant’s comments as referring to the Plaintiff,” including citing to numerous social m
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