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Kyle Rittenhouse to sue Whoopi Goldberg over 'murderer' remark as he plans media action

'Whoopi Goldberg's on the list. She called me a ‘murderer’ after I was acquitted,' Kyle Rittenhouse told Tucker Carlson

Months after his acquittal in the Kenosha shooting trials, Kyle Rittenhouse has planned to take legal action against several media outlets, politicians, and influential personalities who spread 'lies' about him. Rittenhouse's first target in 'The Media Accountability Project' happens to be Whoopi Goldberg, who had called him a 'murderer' before the verdict.

"Well, right now, we're looking at quite a few politicians, celebrities, athletes, Whoopi Goldberg's on the list. She called me a ‘murderer’ after I was acquitted by a jury of my peers. She went on to still say that," the 19-year-old shared with Tucker Carlson. Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree homicide after fatally shooting two people and injuring one during the Kenosha protests in 2020. In November, during his trial, Rittenhouse pleaded that he had only acted in self-defense. The jury decided that he was "not guilty" and cleared him of all charges. He has currently re-enrolled at Arizona State University to pursue law studies. 

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Appearing on Fox News on Monday, February 21, Kyle Rittenhouse opened up about his plan to combat "lies" spewed by top media houses. "Me and my team have decided to launch The Media Accountability Project as a tool to help fundraise and hold the media accountable for the lies they said and deal with them in court," he shared.

He further added, "I don't want to see anybody else have to deal with what I went through. So I want to hold them accountable for what they did to me, because I don't want to see anybody have to go through what I went through."

Alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Rittenhouse also name-dropped The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur, who he wants to sue for calling him a "murderer". "We're going to hold everybody who lied about me accountable, such as everybody who lied called me a White supremacist. They're all going to be held accountable. And we're going to handle them in a courtroom," he said. 

Meanwhile, netizens trolled Kyle Rittenhouse for his chain of lawsuits, as comedian Tim Dillon jibed, "Kyle Rittenhouse better not sue me for saying he gained weight."

Dem candidate Mark Judson trolled, "Kyle Rittenhouse acted in Self-Defense! The same is true for Jason Voorhees! That poor guy just went to the Camp (probably to give first aid) and then those kids showed up and made him feel all scared! So both Jason AND Kyle did the logical thing..."

"The Kyle Rittenhouse grift is in full effect," actress Angela Belcamino commented, while author Joshua Potash tweeted, "Kyle Rittenhouse is going on a grifter victory tour, while anti-fascists reel from another murder committed by another far-right killer in Portland. If you still haven't seen how our institutions and power structure is rigged to support fascists, I hope you wake up soon."