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The absence of the debate, however, was not due to Owens’s unavailability alone. Greenwald reveals that The Daily Wire had covertly applied for a gag order against Owens at a private arbitration. This legal move came at a time when the outlet was publicly promoting the debate.
The Daily Wire allegedly accused Owens of breaching a non-disparagement clause from her contract by calling for the debate and voicing concerns about Shapiro’s public remarks on her departure from the outlet. Greenwald quotes, “When seeking a gag order to be imposed on Owens, the Daily Wire accused her of violating the non-disparagement clause of her agreement with the company. To substantiate this accusation, the company specifically cited Owens’ initial tweet requesting a debate with Shapiro as proof of this disparagement, along with concerns she voiced that Shapiro appeared to be violating the confidentiality agreement between them by publicly maligning Owens’s views to explain her departure from the company.”
The outlet argued that Owens’s manner of requesting the debate was in itself a form of disparagement, despite claiming to support the idea of a “healthy debate.” Additionally, the legal strife included allegations that Owens disparaged The Daily Wire and Shapiro on the social media platform X by liking critical posts.
In response to Greenwald’s allegations, The Daily Wire’s Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing labeled the report as “inaccurate to the point of being false.” Owens, constrained by legal restrictions, expressed her inability to comment: “I wish I could comment on this but I can’t.”
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Amidst these accusations and legal maneuvers, Greenwald has called on The Daily Wire to release the documents related to the gag order, urging transparency in what has become a contentious and secretive dispute within conservative circles.
