Montgomery entrepreneur Charles Lee has filed a civil lawsuit against Mayor Steven Reed, accusing him of defamation when the mayor took aim at Lee in the wake of recordings that were released earlier this year.
The edited recordings, which were released without context on YouTube in February, purportedly reveal a series of incendiary, profane comments the mayor made in 2020 during a meeting with Lee and at least one other community member. During the meeting, which was called to discuss preparations for protests after the murder of George Floyd, Reed also apparently discussed Maxwell Air Force Base, and racial divisions.
Reed called a news conference for Feb. 21, during which he said Lee had sought $30,000 to go toward his business, That’s My Dog, before the 2020 conversation. Reed said Lee extorted the city at least on one separate occasion by threatening the release of the audio.
During the news conference, Reed called Lee a “liar,” “shyster” and “hustler.”
“It became…
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