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The text is a transcript of a segment from John Oliver's show Last Week Tonight, where he talks about his legal battle with Bob Murray, a coal tycoon who sued him for defamation over a previous episode. Oliver explains how Murray's lawsuit is an example of a SLAPP suit, a frivolous legal action intended to silence and intimidate critics. He also reveals some of the allegations of workplace misconduct and harassment that Murray faces from former employees, which have received little media attention. He argues that the US needs effective anti-SLAPP laws to protect free speech and deter powerful people like Murray from abusing the courts. He ends the segment with a musical number that mocks Murray with exaggerated and humorous claims, such as calling him the Zodiac killer and saying he fished out his own kidney stone from a toilet.
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1. Bob Murray, the former CEO of Murray Energy, sued John Oliver and HBO for defamation over a segment on Last Week Tonight in 2017.
2. The lawsuit was dismissed by a West Virginia judge in 2018, but Murray appealed to the West Virginia Supreme Court, which delayed the case for over a year.
3. Murray dropped the lawsuit in 2019, after Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy.
4. John Oliver revisited the story in 2019 and accused Murray of using slap suits (strategic lawsuits against public participation) to silence his critics and intimidate journalists, activists, and employees.
5. Oliver also revealed that Murray had been sued by former employees for sexual harassment and hostile work environment, and that he had paid confidential settlements to two women who made such allegations.
6. Oliver ended the segment with a musical number that mocked Murray and his lawsuits, featuring dancers in squirrel costumes and a giant inflatable squirrel.