Alleged confrontation with Jesse Ventura
In interviews with both the Opie and Anthony Show and Bill O'Reilly in January 2012, Kyle claimed to have punched former Minnesota Governor and Underwater Demolition Team member Jesse Ventura at a bar in Coronado, California, in 2006 during a wake for Mike Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient killed in Iraq. Kyle, who wrote about the alleged incident in one of his books, never mentioned Ventura by name, claiming that Ventura was "bad-mouthing the war, bad-mouthing (former President) Bush, bad-mouthing America" and had said that the SEALs "deserved to lose a few guys."[28] In a subsequent interview, Ventura denied that he was punched by Kyle, saying he had never even met Kyle nor heard of him. Ventura adamantly denied making any derogatory remarks about the military.[29]
In January 2012, Ventura filed a lawsuit against Kyle for defamation.[30] After Kyle's death in February 2013, Ventura announced he would continue his lawsuit by adding Kyle's estate as a defendant.[31] Juror selection was completed on July 8, 2014, and the trial began on July 9, 2014, in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota. On July 29, 2014, after six days of deliberations, and upon the agreement of both plaintiff and defendant to accept a divided jury verdict where eight or more of the 10 jurors were in agreement, the jury arrived at an eight to two divided verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and awarded Jesse Ventura $1.8 million.[32][33]
In interviews with both the Opie and Anthony Show and Bill O'Reilly in January 2012, Kyle claimed to have punched former Minnesota Governor and Underwater Demolition Team member Jesse Ventura at a bar in Coronado, California, in 2006 during a wake for Mike Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient killed in Iraq. Kyle, who wrote about the alleged incident in one of his books, never mentioned Ventura by name, claiming that Ventura was "bad-mouthing the war, bad-mouthing (former President) Bush, bad-mouthing America" and had said that the SEALs "deserved to lose a few guys."[28] In a subsequent interview, Ventura denied that he was punched by Kyle, saying he had never even met Kyle nor heard of him. Ventura adamantly denied making any derogatory remarks about the military.[29]
In January 2012, Ventura filed a lawsuit against Kyle for defamation.[30] After Kyle's death in February 2013, Ventura announced he would continue his lawsuit by adding Kyle's estate as a defendant.[31] Juror selection was completed on July 8, 2014, and the trial began on July 9, 2014, in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota. On July 29, 2014, after six days of deliberations, and upon the agreement of both plaintiff and defendant to accept a divided jury verdict where eight or more of the 10 jurors were in agreement, the jury arrived at an eight to two divided verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and awarded Jesse Ventura $1.8 million.[32][33]
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