MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The founder of a far-right men’s group called the Proud Boys is suing the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the organization a hate group.
Gavin McInnes filed the defamation lawsuit Monday in federal court in Alabama. The lawsuit contends the designation is false and damaged his career.
McInnes was a co-founder of Vice Media. He founded the Proud Boys, an organization that describes members as “western chauvinists.”
The SPLC says the group is “known for anti-Muslim and misogynistic rhetoric” and members “maintain affiliations with known extremists.”
