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Kyle Rittenhouse plans to sue Whoopi Goldberg other ‘celebrities, politicians and athletes’

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Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse plans to take aim at the people and organizations who called him a ‘murderer’, a ‘white supremacist’ among other things in the run up to his trial and subsequent acquittal. 

Rittenhouse killed two men and wounded a third during confrontations amid anti-police protests in Kenosha in August 2020. He testified that he acted in self-defense. 

Last November, the 18-year-old was found not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and other charges, and walked out of court a free man. 

Speaking on Tucker Carlson on Fox News on Monday night, Rittenhouse said he wanted to hold major media and entertainment figures ‘accountable’ noting that he had talk show host Whoopi Goldberg in his sights. 

Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse has said he intends to take legal action against media outlets and 'celebrities, politicians and athletes' that have called him a 'murderer'

Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse has said he intends to take legal action against media outlets and ‘celebrities, politicians and athletes’ that have called him a ‘murderer’

Rittenhouse told Tucker Carlson on Fox News on Monday night that he feels several organizations and people were misguided in their coverage of him and the Kenosha incident

Rittenhouse told Tucker Carlson on Fox News on Monday night that he feels several organizations and people were misguided in their coverage of him and the Kenosha incident

‘We are looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg is on the list. She called me a murderer after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that, and there’s others,’ Rittenhouse told Carlson.  

Rittenhouse said he was going to set up The Media Accountability Project as a tool to help fundraise and hold the media accountable for the' lies that were told about him'

Rittenhouse said he was going to set up The Media Accountability Project as a tool to help fundraise and hold the media accountable for the’ lies that were told about him’

He also revealed that Cenk Uygur the founder of the Young Turks show is on his scope adding that he ‘continues to call me a ‘murderer. » 

The Young Turks show is a liberal and left-wing news commentary show on YouTube that additionally appears on selected television channels. 

‘What about the people who called you a white supremacist? It makes it pretty hard to get a job for the rest of your life if you are a white supremacist. Will you be responding to them?’ Carlson asked.  

‘Absolutely. We’re going to hold everybody who lied about me accountable, such as everybody who lied called me a White supremacist,’ Rittenhouse said in response. ‘They’re all going to be held accountable. And we’re going to handle them in a courtroom.’ 

Rittenhouse refused to be drawn on who else may come under fire from him but there may end up being quite a list including the President of the United States, Joe Biden. 

Two months before Biden was elected president, he criticized then-President Trump for refusing to condemn people who are against the Black Lives Matter riots as ‘white supremacists.’

The tweet from the then-candidate included an image from a video clip of Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shooting.

‘There’s no other way to put it: the President of the United States refused to disavow white supremacists on the debate stage last night,’ Biden tweeted in September 2020.

After a jury determined that Rittenhouse did not act with ‘utter disregard for human life’ when he shot the two protesters, Biden delicately weighed in on the verdict – but walk back on his pre-election Tweet.     

Two months before Biden was elected president, he criticized then-President Trump for refusing to condemn people who are against the Black Lives Matter riots as 'white supremacists together with a video clip of Rittenhouse who was 17 at the time

Two months before Biden was elected president, he criticized then-President Trump for refusing to condemn people who are against the Black Lives Matter riots as ‘white supremacists together with a video clip of Rittenhouse who was 17 at the time

‘While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken.

‘I urge everyone to express their views peacefully, consistent with the rule of law. Violence and destruction of property have no place in our democracy.’

At the time, Rittenhouse’s lawyer, Mark Richards, said he was dismayed by Biden’s depiction of him as a white supremacist.

‘I’ve never had a case, I don’t think I ever will, where within two days or three days of one another, you know, the President and the presidential candidate comment on it. And both of them had such different beliefs,’ Richards said.

‘President Biden said some things, I think are so incorrect and untrue — he is not a white supremacist. I’m glad that he at least respects the jury verdict.’ 

NBA superstar LeBron James also accused Rittenhouse of pretending to cry after the teen broke down on the stand during his double murder trial

NBA superstar LeBron James also accused Rittenhouse of pretending to cry after the teen broke down on the stand during his double murder trial

NBA superstar LeBron James also accused Rittenhouse  of pretending to cry after the teen broke down on the stand during his double murder trial. 

In response to the video of him sobbing as he claimed self-defense for killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber in 2020, James tweeted, ‘What tears?????’

‘I didn’t see one. Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads before walking into court.’ 

In December, Rittenhouse fired back at LeBron saying: ‘I was really p****d off when he said that because I liked LeBron, and then I’m like, you know what, f*** you, LeBron.’ 

Lebron James mocked the teen and accused him of shedding false tears at the trial. He had been critical about the Rittenhouse trial and the events that led up to the protests

Lebron James mocked the teen and accused him of shedding false tears at the trial. He had been critical about the Rittenhouse trial and the events that led up to the protests

'We are looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg [pictured] is on the list. She called me a murderer after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that, and there's others,' Rittenhouse told Carlson.

‘We are looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg [pictured] is on the list. She called me a murderer after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that, and there’s others,’ Rittenhouse told Carlson.

Rittenhouse revealed also revealed that Cenk Uygur, pictured, the founder of the Young Turks show is on his scope who he says 'continues to call me a 'murderer'. The show is a liberal, progressive, and left-wing news commentary show on YouTube that additionally appears on selected television channels

Rittenhouse revealed also revealed that Cenk Uygur, pictured, the founder of the Young Turks show is on his scope who he says ‘continues to call me a ‘murderer’. The show is a liberal, progressive, and left-wing news commentary show on YouTube that additionally appears on selected television channels

Last year, a Wisconsin jury acquitted Rittenhouse of all charges. They ranged from murder to reckless endangerment.

‘My trial exposed a deep corruption in our media that cannot go unanswered. Their blatant lies, defamation, and propaganda were malicious attempts to tear our nation apart and destroy my life — and I am committed to holding them accountable,’ he said following the verdict. 

‘Me and my team have decided to launch The Media Accountability Project as a tool to help fundraise and hold the media accountable for the lies they said and deal with them in court,’ he explained.

Kyle Rittenhouse is pictured in Kenosha, Wisconsin in this August 2020 file photo

Kyle Rittenhouse is pictured in Kenosha, Wisconsin in this August 2020 file photo

Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum (pictured), 36, with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle after Rosenbaum chased Rittenhouse across a parking lot and threw a plastic bag at him shortly before midnight on August 25, 2020

Moments later, as Rittenhouse was running down a street, he shot and killed Anthony Huber (pictured), 26, a protester from Silver Lake, Wisconsin

Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum (left), 36, with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle after Rosenbaum chased Rittenhouse across a parking lot and threw a plastic bag at him shortly before midnight on August 25, 2020. Moments later, as Rittenhouse was running down a street, he shot and killed Anthony Huber (right), 26, a protester from Silver Lake, Wisconsin

Rittenhouse is pictured blubbering in court as he described events leading up to the shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum as he testified during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in November

Rittenhouse is pictured blubbering in court as he described events leading up to the shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum as he testified during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in November

‘I don’t want to see anybody else have to deal with what I went through. So I want to hold them accountable for what they did to me, because I don’t want to see anybody have to go through what I went through.’ 

During Monday night’s appearance Rittenhouse announced that he would be pursuing individuals via his Media Accountability Project through which he hopes to target those who spoke ill of him.  

The website begins with a video of Malcolm X with Rittenhouse reading a quote from the civil rights activist. 

‘The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power.’ 

Whoopi Goldberg sparked outrage by claiming on The View that the Holocaust was 'not about race' because it's 'two white groups of people'.

Whoopi Goldberg sparked outrage by claiming on The View that the Holocaust was ‘not about race’ because it’s ‘two white groups of people’.

Rittenhouse explained how first on his list is talk show host Whoopi Goldberg, who at 66, is no stranger to controversy herself.  

She sparked international fury last month by claiming that the Holocaust ‘was not about race’ because it involved ‘two groups of white people’. 

Goldberg, who began her career as a standup comedian and in avant-garde theater troupes, has had a history of supporting wife-beaters, race-baiters and even a serial rapist.

Yet she remains entrenched as one of the co-hosts of the popular daytime show because her unfiltered outbursts are often must-watch TV.

‘The Holocaust isn’t about race. It’s not about race. It’s not about race. It’s not about race. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about,’ she said in January.

The then issued a half-hearted apology for her remarks, saying she was ‘sorry for the hurt I have caused’ but doubled down and insisted race is only about skin color and the Nazis ‘had to do the work’ to find out who was Jewish. 

The Academy Award winner is one of only 16 people to have won an ‘EGOT’ – an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony – has remained resolutely controversial throughout her checkered career.  

As a result of her comments, she was suspended from The View for two weeks before returning last week. 

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