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Adult store clerk sues former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson |
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Adult store clerk sues former Lt.Mark Robinson |.North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//May 27, 2026// North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//May 27, 2026// Former North Carolina Lt.Mark Robinson is facing a defamation lawsuit from a Greensboro porn shop clerk after admitting on a podcast that allegations about his pornography habit were true, according to reporting by Danielle Battaglia of the Raleigh News & Observer.Louis Love Money filed the lawsuit after Robinson admitted in March on a Florida pastor’s podcast that “allegations that I watched pornography and was involved with people that watched pornography — that was absolutely true,” the News & Observer reported.Robinson said he did not come clean during the 2024 campaign to avoid harming then-candidate Donald Trump‘s campaign.The lawsuit stems from a defamation case Robinson filed against Money in October 2024 — just weeks before the gubernatorial election — after Money alleged Robinson frequently visited Greensboro pornography shops during the 1990s and 2000s, sometimes up to five times per week, the News & Observer reported.Robinson dropped that lawsuit on January 31, 2025, after losing the election to Democrat Josh Stein by a margin of 55 percent to 40 percent.Money’s lawsuit alleges Robinson’s earlier suit “was part of an election strategy, as opposed to a legitimate lawsuit,” and that Robinson “used the process against Money to advance his ulterior purpose,” according to the News & Observer.Two First Amendment attorneys told McClatchy that Robinson could face legal liability if he knew the allegations were accurate when he filed his defamation suit.“If you bring a frivolous claim and continue to pursue the claim knowing it’s frivolous, you can be held civilly liable for either abuse of process, malicious prosecution or both,” attorney Mike Tadych, who also represents the News & Observer, told the newspaper.Money is represented by Winston-Salem attorney Andrew Fitzgerald and is seeking more than $25,000 in litigation expenses and attorney fees, plus other damages the court deems appropriate, the News & Observer reported.