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Aug 4, 2015 · Buckley, who had opened a dossier on Vidal in 1965, makes frequent insinuations about Vidal’s homosexuality, saying in the first debate, “We know your tendency is to be feline, Mr. Vidal.”
The blowup led Buckley to sue Vidal for $500,000 in libel damages and Vidal to countersue for $4,500,000. Esquire, entirely aware of the entertainment value of the squabble, then allowed the...
Jul 31, 2015 · The documentary "Best of Enemies" pinpoints a key moment of change, when two intellectual giants William F. Buckley on the right, Gore Vidal on the left, attracted a huge national audience with...
- PBS News Hour
Aug 24, 2020 · Vidal outlived Buckley by four years, but never forgave the man who called him a “queer” in a 1968 televised debate. When Buckley died, Vidal cheered, “RIP WFB—in hell.”
- Kitty Kelley
Aug 17, 2015 · What resulted was Buckley’s long retrospective view of the debate in Esquire magazine and Vidal’s response, a lawsuit and a countersuit. Despite Buckley’s own sense of regret at his...
Aug 5, 2015 · The moment Vidal’s response hit the newsstands, Buckley filed suits against the author and against Esquire, charging that the article had defamed him as “a Nazi, a homosexual, a war lover,...
Dec 5, 2016 · Vidal sued Buckley but it was thrown out. Buckley won his suit in 1972 for a judgement of $115,000 from Esquire and a retraction. Buckley dropped his suit against Vidal, feeling that Vidal being forced to pay $75,000 in legal fees to defend himself in the suit. Buckley explained the reason for his lawsuit:
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