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Aug 4, 2015 · Buckley, as he later recounted in Esquire, said that as a matter of principle he’d not debate a communist, and also not Gore Vidal “because I had had unpleasant experiences with him in the...
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...
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.
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
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:
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,...
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Nov 8, 2015 · Vidal savaged the conservative writer William F. Buckley as a “pro- or crypto-Nazi” on national television, and Buckley responded by calling him “a queer.” The vitriol continued in dueling Esquire articles by each, eventually triggering a lawsuit by Buckley that lasted three years and, according to Nina Straight, Vidal’s half sister ...
