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April 30th, 2008
Note to Canadian TV: Don't Mess With Rebagliati Because he will sue you and you'll end up paying him. From Reuters:

Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him. The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. What was the lawsuit about? Rebagliati said he was defamed by a character in the syndicated series named Beck MacKaye, who was portrayed

Zee News India - Olympic snowboader settles suit over TV character

April 30th, 2008
Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character

 

Vancouver, April 26: Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him. The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler", according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Rebagliati said he was defamed by a character in the syndicated series named Beck MacKaye, who was portrayed as a former

CKFR - Ross Rebagliati Settles with CTV Out of Court

April 30th, 2008
Ross Rebagliati Settles with CTV Out of Court Fri, 2008-04-25 15:41. Local News Kelowna resident and former Olympic dold-medalist Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit against the creators of the show "Whistler" out of court.

He sued the show, the series' producer and CTV, saying an unsavoury character on the show was based on him.

Rebagliati tells Astral Media Radio News he didn't launch the suit to get a big pay-out, but "unfortunately the system developed over the last 20 or 40 years in North America...the only way to get a huge company to pay attention to you is to file a lawsuit."

Although

Reuters India - Olympic snowboarder settles suit over T character

April 30th, 2008
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U.S. Daily - Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character

April 30th, 2008
Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character ReutersPublished: Friday, April 25, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him.

The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Ross Rebagliati, 1998 gold medal winner in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan shows

Windsor Star - Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character

April 30th, 2008
Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character ReutersPublished: Friday, April 25, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him.

The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Ross Rebagliati, 1998 gold medal winner in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan shows

Star Phoenix - Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character

April 30th, 2008
Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character ReutersPublished: Friday, April 25, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him.

The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Ross Rebagliati, 1998 gold medal winner in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan shows

Reuters Canada - Olympic snowboarder settles suit over T character

April 30th, 2008
Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:41pm EDT VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him.

The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Rebagliati said he was defamed by a character in the syndicated series named Beck MacKaye, who was portrayed as a former

Canada.com - Gold-medal snowboarder settles defamation suit with CTV

April 30th, 2008
Gold-medal snowboarder settles defamation suit with CTV Suzanne Fournier ,  Canwest News ServicePublished: Friday, April 25, 2008 VANCOUVER  - Ross Rebagliati, who the won the first ever Olympic snowboarding gold medal, has settled his lawsuit with television network CTV.

Rebagliati launched the suit in 2006 when CTV introduced its TV show Whistler, promoted as an expose of the elite snow sports and high-living community in the resort town north of Vancouver.

The professional boarder said his website, e-mail and Facebook site were flooded by comments from people who found its central character, a blond, blue-eyed

Edmonton Journal - Gold medallist settles lawsuit over T show

April 30th, 2008
Gold medallist settles lawsuit over TV show Canwest News ServicePublished: Friday, April 25 VANCOUVER - Ross Rebagliati, who won the first Olympic snowboarding gold medal, has settled his lawsuit with television network CTV.

Rebagliati launched the suit in 2006 when CTV introduced its TV show Whistler, promoted as an expose of the elite snow sports and high-living community in the resort town north of Vancouver.

The professional boarder said his website, e-mail and Facebook site were flooded by comments from people who found its central character, a blond, blue-eyed party animal with an Olympic gold medal named Beck McKaye,