Mississippi State linebacker Leo Lewis firmly denied Rebel Rags' accusation that he knowingly provided false information during the NCAA investigation process into Ole Miss' football program.

John Wheeler, Lewis' lawyer, also argued in response to Rebel Rags' suit that the retail clothing store's complaint is unsubstantiated and the case's venue should not be held in Lafayette County. Wheeler requested that Lewis be severed from the other defendants, MSU player Kobe Jones and Lindsey Miller, Laremy Tunsil's estranged stepfather.

?You can?t stand to recover damages for defamation when you self-publish a defamatory or alleged defamatory comment," Wheeler told The Clarion-Ledger. "It?s important to remember that the truth is absolute defense to any claim of defamation. Always has been, always will be.?

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