Former Power 105.1
FM DJ Star has filed a $55 million defamation lawsuit against the city councilman
who prompted the radio station to fire him. The
suit, filed today (Aug. 2) by attorney James Cinque, accuses City Councilman John
Liu (D-Queens) of launching a malicious crusade against Star that led to his firing
and arrest. "Councilman
Liu has continued to publicly make false, disparaging statements about me,"
Star, 42, said in a statement. Liu
publicly criticized the shock jock and called for a boycott of Power 105 after
Star made anti-Asian comments about the family of rival on-air personality DJ
Envy, Gia Casey, in May. Star
also made remarks implying a threat of sexual abuse against the couple’s four-year-old
child and threatened to urinate on the girl. He offered $500 to any listener who
provided details about where the girl went to school. Star
was later arrested and charged with harassment and endangering the welfare of
a child. Despite
criminal charges being dropped if he does three days of community service and
stays out of trouble for six months, Star said he has to even the score with Liu
and others.