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Michael Arrington is an American blogger, entrepreneur and venture capitalist born in 1970. After working as a lawyer, in 2004 he set up TechCrunch, a technology blog focused on internet startups. He sold the business to AOL in 2010. He then started the CrunchFund series of venture funds, which have funded over 100 startups.

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9 May, 2013

Files defamation suit

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Arrington files the suit (full text here) against Allen, his former girlfriend, after she accused him of raping and trying to kill her. It said she sought to:

[…] smear the plaintiff’s name on the Internet, to destroy his reputation, and to deter third persons from associating with him.

It alleges that Allen, who lives in San Francisco, was motivated by frustration over their ‘intermittent romantic involvement.’ The amount of damages sought isn’t specified but the figure is over $75,000.