Julie Roys: Daystar Provided No Evidence of False Reporting
Christine N. Jones, TRR’s attorney and one of its board members, responded to Anderson with a letter dated Nov. 27. In it, she addressed and refuted each point Anderson had raised.
Citing Texas defamation law, Jones noted that Roys’ articles “discuss matters of grave public concern, involving public figures, who enjoy extensive (emphasis in original) celebrity in the Christian social-religious sphere.” Referencing a 1991 Texas case, the attorney wrote, “Merely describing the statement as ‘false’ is not enough” to warrant defamation.
Roys’ articles constitute “accurate reporting of an allegation by a third party regarding a matter of public concern,” Jones added. She said TRR welcomed “any additional contextual evidence” but would “not make any corrections or retractions” to either article before reviewing any such evidence.
Dispute Is Raging on Social Media
The back-and-forth battle between Daystar and the Lambs has been trending on social media. People are even commenting on the network’s Bible verse posts on X. This morning, Daystar posted, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. – Psalm 42:11.”
Below that, someone commented, “I am not downcast. I am so excited to see God working to expose evil and sin at Daystar!” Another person wrote, “I think your soul is downcast because TRR won’t retract their article exposing Daystar’s corruption. Just a guess.”
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On Dec. 2, Joni Lamb posted, “Test everything that you hear by the Word of God so that you may not be deceived by empty words, philosophy, or human tradition. The Holy Spirit will be sure to show you through God’s Word what is from Him and what is not. (Colossians 2:8).”
Rachel Lamb Brown, one of Jonathan’s two sisters, posted that she’s “bringing receipts” to “fact check” Suzy Lamb, Jonathan’s wife. Brown shared text messages from Suzy and revealed that Suzy blocked her. On Nov. 27, Brown posted, “Suzy says the truth can be crossed examined…so why is she blocking me? What do you have to hide @Suzycatlamb? There’s more coming, I hope you are ready. Every lie will be dismantled.”
In a 28-minute video posted on Nov. 29, Jonathan and Suzi Lamb “review what’s happened thus far, give some additional insight and answer some common questions we’ve been receiving.” In another recent post, Jonathan Lamb thanked people for their support and prayers. He also wrote that he deleted a GiveSendGo account, which a friend suggested he launch, because it had become a “distraction.”
