Hollywood actor Johnny Depp won a defamation case against Amber Heard last week.
Billionaire Elon Musk has been sued for supporting Dogecoin for $258 billion after Hollywood actor Johnny Depp won a defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard.
An investor in Dogecoin, which was originally created as a joke but whose value soared and fell as it was promoted by Elon Musk, filed a $258 billion lawsuit against the billionaire and his companies Tesla and SpaceX on Thursday. filed suit.
Keith Johnson, who says he lost money after investing in Dogecoin, described himself as a "fraudulent US citizen" under the name "Dogecoin Crypto Pyramid Scheme".
He is calling for his motion filed in a New York court to be classified as a class action suit on behalf of those who have suffered losses by investing in Dogecoin since 2019.
Since Musk began promoting the virtual currency, investors have lost about $86 billion, Johnson estimates. He wants Musk to reimburse investors for this amount, as well as pay double the damages -- an additional $172 billion.
Earlier, after a six-week legal dispute between the former Hollywood power couple, a US jury awarded more than $10 million in damages to Depp, while Heard counter-sued. (web desk/AFP)