Frank Ocean Comes Out Victorious In Libel Suit Against His Estranged Father
Ocean’s father accused the crooner of calling him a ‘bigot.’
R&B crooner Frank Ocean came out victorious in the defamation suit filed against him by his estranged father, Calvin Cooksey.
According to TMZ, Cooksey accused the singer of defaming him in a social media post. Ocean’s allegedly called his father a ‘bigot’ while recounting a childhood experience where his father allegedly called a transgender waitress “a f****t.”
An LA judge ruled in favor of the Blonde crooner claiming Cooksey “failed to prove his son had defamed him at all.”
Frank Ocean’s legal reps reportedly told TMZ, “It was a sad case, but we are glad that it ended in Frank’s favor and that it is over.