O’Leary says he didn’t defame opponents of his plan for a large Utah data center

The celebrity investor and Fox News Network want a judge to dismiss the case for good.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary and Fox News Network are asking a judge to throw out a defamation lawsuit from two Utahns O’Leary had labeled Chinese agents while defending his Stratos data center proposal earlier this year.

Attorneys for the businessman of “Shark Tank” fame filed a motion to dismiss the case Monday in U.S. District Court in Utah, writing, “while O’Leary’s statements may have been critical of Plaintiffs, they …

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