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Oliver began the segment by summarizing the legal proceedings, including a clip of Murray on Fox Business responding to the original segment.

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Oliver noted that despite winning the case, his show's libel insurance tripled in addition to paying more than $200,000 in attorneys' fees.

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Oliver highlighted nine lawsuits from Murray Energy against news outlets and journalists who have published negative content about Murray, including a lawsuit against HuffPost, who called him an "extremist coal baron",as well as The New York Times.

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Oliver stated that Murray Energy had also sued those who may not be fortunate enough to have the backing of a large company like HBO or libel insurance,and suggested that Murray's reputation for litigiousness may have succeeded in its goal of silencing criticism.

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In particular, Oliver contended that Murray's habits led to the relative silence in the press on two sexual harassment lawsuits against him.

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Concluding the section discussing Murray's lawsuits, Oliver speculated that despite the segment being vetted by HBO's lawyers (who he joked were "getting very tired of us"),the episode would likely lead to another lawsuit and that he would stand behind his works if it were to happen.

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Oliver cited the idea that "loose, figurative language" that cannot be understood as factual is protected under the First Amendment in order to create a musical number to end the episode.

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Oliver staged a five-minute musical numberinitially set in his studio, titled "Eat Shit, Bob!"

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after the miner's returned check.

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There, he began singing slowly that "even though he'll threaten legal Armageddon, we have just one tiny thing to say ..." and then extended his middle fingerand exclaimed "Bob Murray can go fuck himself today!

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"He then introduced the "Suck My Balls, Bob" dancers,who moved the setting to Times Square as they recounted fictional anecdotes of Murray committing outlandish and horrifying acts.

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They joked that he perpetrated the 1994 Cobo Arena attack on Nancy Kerrigan, spat on the face of the Mona Lisa, cut off the ear of Vincent Van Gogh, shot puppies into outer space, advised Adolf Hitler to quit painting and "find a new career", served as Bill Cosby's drug supplier and Jeffrey Epstein's prison guard, murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and started World War I, has sexual intercourse with squirrels, and was the unidentified Zodiac Killer.

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Oliver centered parts of the song on his First Amendment rationale, saying that "we made up these anecdotes, they're silly and insane" and "If we discuss Bob Murray in a way no reasonable person could construe as factual, we can say whatever the fuck we like!"

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Mr. Nutterbutter made a reappearance as part of a barbershop quartet in squirrel costumes, and Brian d'Arcy James appeared in the role of HBO's legal counsel.

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Reception of "SLAPP Suits" was widely positive.

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The A.V.

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Club said that the episode was a demonstration in "why rich assholes really shouldn't sue John Oliver", and referred to the musical number as "glorious" and "over-the-top".

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A year later, The A.V.

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Club would cite the musical number as an example of "a troll's powers ... turned into a force for good".

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Outlets were also receptive to Oliver's stance on behalf of those vulnerable to SLAPP lawsuits.

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Slate commented that just because Oliver gave an "impassioned speech standing up for all the small outlets and independent activists bullied into silence by SLAPP lawsuits", that does not mean he "has matured even a little bit".

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Slate also compared the segment to eight other recent comedy clips on a graph called an "EvisceRater", rating it as funnier and more informative than the other eight segments.

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The Mary Sue agreed with Oliver, stating that Murray's SLAPP suits create a "culture of fear", but points out that "of course, this is John Oliver we're talking about and 'culture of fear' is basically his Bat-Signal".

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An editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail said that there was "a lesson in John Oliver roasting Bob Murray" in that it leads to the question of why states like West Virginia lack anti-SLAPP laws.

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A 2020 West Virginia University paper by Shine Sean Tu and Nicholas Stump referenced the defamation lawsuit as a case that "exhibits the classic anatomy of a SLAPP suit".

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The paper argued that Murray's lawsuit was indeed typical for a SLAPP lawsuit, in that a powerful corporation or individual used the legal system, particularly through a defamation lawsuit, in order to scare Oliver into silence.

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The "most appropriate classification for the Oliver case", the paper contended, "is that of a SLAPP suit whose aims are to impede constitutional free speech rights".

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The lawsuit was also cited in a 2020 law textbook titled The Law of Public Communication, which similarly outlined it as a standard SLAPP and credited Oliver for bringing attention to the topic.

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"Eat Shit, Bob!"

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won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming, and was nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

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The episode itself won an award for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series, and was nominated in the categories of Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special.

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Episode directors Christopher Werner and Paul Pennolino received a nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series.

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Murray died in October 2020 due to a long-term lung illness.

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The Daily Beast remembered him as a "Coal Magnate and John Oliver Nemesis", highlighting the controversy between the two as a significant source of notoriety.

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Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model.

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She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978).

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She continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).

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In 1983, Shields suspended her career as a model to attend Princeton University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance languages.

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In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films.

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She also starred in the NBC sitcoms Suddenly Susan (1996–2000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008–2009).

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In 2017, Shields returned to NBC with a major recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the show's 19th season.

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Since 2014, Shields has voiced Beverly Goodman in the Adult Swim animated series Mr. Pickles and its spinoff Momma Named Me Sheriff.

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Brooke Christa Shieldswas born in Manhattan, New York,on May 31, 1965,the daughter of actress and model Teri Shields (née Schmon; 1933–2012) and businessman Frank Shields (1941–2003).

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Her mother was of English, German, Scotch-Irish, and Welsh descent,while her father had English, French, Irish, and Italian ancestry.

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According to research by William Addams Reitwiesner, Shields has ancestral links with a number of noble families from Italy, in particular from Genoa and Rome.

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These are namely (in chronological order of descent from 1355 to 1965) the Gattilusi-Palaiologos-Savoy, Grimaldi, Imperiali, Carafa, Doria, Doria-Pamphili-Landi, Chigi-Albani, and Torlonia dynasties.

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Her paternal grandmother was Italian noblewoman Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi, who was the daughter of an Italian prince and an American socialite.

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Her great-uncle was the Italian nobleman Alessandro Torlonia, the husband of Infanta Beatriz of Spain.

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When Teri announced that she was pregnant, Frank's family paid her a sum to terminate the pregnancy.

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Teri took the money, but violated the agreement and gave birth to Shields.

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Frank married Teri, but they were divorced when Shields was five months old.

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She has two stepbrothers and three half-sisters.

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When Shields was only five days old, her mother openly stated she wanted her to be active in show business, saying: "She's the most beautiful child and I'm going to help her with her career.

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"Growing up, Shields took piano, ballet, and horse-riding lessons.

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Shields was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.

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For her confirmation at age 10, she took the name Camille, after Camillus de Lellis.

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While attending high school, she resided in Haworth, New Jersey, across the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan.

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Shields has stated that her first encounter with the paparazzi was in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria New York at the age of 12, stating that she "stood like a statue wondering why they were all hired to photograph me" and that she "debuted at the Waldorf.

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"Shields attended the New Lincoln School until eighth grade.

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She graduated from the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1983.

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She moved to a dorm at Princeton University to pursue her bachelor's degree in French literature, where she graduated in 1987.

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She was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club and the Cap and Gown Club.

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Her autobiography, On Your Own, was published in 1985.

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Her 1987 senior thesis was titled "The Initiation: From Innocence to Experience: The Pre-Adolescent/Adolescent Journey in the Films of Louis Malle, Pretty Baby and Lacombe Lucien.

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"Shortly after Shields graduated from college, her four-year transcript was published in the July 1987 edition of Life Magazine.

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Based on that transcript, The New York Times published a light-hearted op-ed piece intended to tweak the claim that Princeton produced superior, well-rounded graduates.

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Noting that Shields "got all As and Bs, and obviously paid attention to her school work", it claimed she "got cheated" because Princeton did not require her to take any classical studies, medieval, modern or American history, nor any course in mathematics, philosophy, economics, political science, world literature, or science with laboratory experience.

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"[I]f that adds up to a liberal arts education from a place like Princeton, there is no longer any danger that our society will ever suffer from elitism in any form.

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"Shields began her career as a model when she was 11 months old in 1966.

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Her first job was for Ivory Soap, when she was shot by Francesco Scavullo.

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She continued as a successful child model with model agent Eileen Ford, who, in her Lifetime biography, stated that she started her children's division just for Shields.

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Shields worked with director Woody Allen in his 1977 film Annie Hall, but her role was cut out of the final edit of the film.

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In 1978, when she was 12 years old, Shields played a child prostitute in the controversial film Pretty Baby.

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Eileen Ford, founder of the Ford Modeling Agency, said of Brooke Shields: "She is a professional child and unique.

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She looks like an adult and thinks like one.

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"In 1980, 14-year-old Shields was the youngest fashion model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue.

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Later that same year, Shields appeared in controversial print and TV ads for Calvin Klein jeans.

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The TV ad included her saying the famous tagline: "You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins?

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Nothing.

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"Brooke Shields ads would help catapult Klein's career to super-designer status.

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From 1981 to 1983, Shields, her mother, photographer Garry Gross, and Playboy Press were involved in litigation in the New York City Courts over the rights to photographs her mother had signed away to Gross (when dealing with models who are minors, a parent or legal guardian must sign such a release form while other agreements are subject to negotiation).

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Gross was the photographer of a controversial set of nude images taken in 1975 of a then ten-year-old Brooke Shields with the consent of her mother, Teri Shields, for the Playboy Press publication Sugar 'n' Spice.

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The images portray Shields nude, standing and sitting in a bathtub, wearing makeup and covered in oil.

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The courts ruled in favor of the photographer due to a strange twist in New York law.

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It would have been otherwise had Brooke Shields been considered a child "performer" rather than a model.

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By the age of 16, Shields had become one of the most recognizable faces in the United States, because of her dual career as a provocative fashion model and child actress.

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Time magazine reported in its February 9, 1981, cover story that her day rate as a model was $10,000.

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In 1983, Shields appeared on the cover of the September issue of Paris Vogue, the October and November issues of American Vogue and the December edition of Italian Vogue.

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During that period Shields became a regular at New York City's nightclub Studio 54.

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In 2009, a picture of a naked Brooke Shields taken when she was 10 and included in a work by Richard Prince, Spiritual America, created a stir.

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It was removed from an exhibition at the Tate Modern after a warning from the police.

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Shields's first major film role was as a lead actress in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (1978), a movie in which she played a child named Violet who lived in a brothel (in which there were numerous nude scenes).

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She was only 12 years old when the film was released, and controversy regarding child pornography arose.

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This was followed by a slightly less controversial and less notable film, Wanda Nevada (1979).

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After two decades of movies, her best known films are still arguably The Blue Lagoon (1980), which included nude scenes between teenage lovers on a tropical island (Shields later testified before a U.S. Congressional inquiry that older body doubles were used in some of them), and Endless Love (1981).

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The MPAA initially rated Endless Love with an X rating.

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The film was re-edited to earn an R rating.

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She won the People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Young Performer in four consecutive years from 1981 to 1984.

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In 1998, she played a lesbian, Lily, in The Misadventures of Margaret.

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In 2001, Lifetime aired the film What Makes a Family, starring Shields and Cherry Jones in a true story of a lesbian couple who fought the adoption laws of Florida.

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