Alexis Wilkins, FBI Director's Kash Patel's Girlfriend, Sues MS Now for Defamation
Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has filed a defamation lawsuit against MS Now for publishing false allegations about her. The lawsuit claims that the article used anonymous sources to falsely assert that Wilkins abused FBI resources and demanded agents escort her intoxicated friend home. Wilkins contends that the allegations are fabricated and seeks accountability for the misinformation.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed in the Middle District of Tennessee.
- ▪Wilkins claims that MS Now published false allegations about her relationship with FBI Director Kash Patel.
- ▪The article in question suggested that Wilkins demanded FBI agents escort her friend home after a night of partying, which she denies.
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Free Speech Alexis Wilkins, FBI Director's Kash Patel's Girlfriend, Sues MS Now for Defamation Eugene Volokh | 5.31.2026 8:18 PM From the Complaint in Wilkins v. Versant Media Group. Inc. (M.D. Tenn.), filed Friday: This defamation lawsuit is about MS Now (formerly, MSNBC) using sham "anonymous" sources to push knowingly or recklessly false allegations that Alexis Wilkins, through her relationship with FBI Director Kash Patel, abused FBI resources. Defendants are, of course, free to comment on the leadership of the FBI and its allocation of resources, whether positively or negatively. They are not, however, entitled to lie about it. Defendants falsely asserted that Ms.
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