He hasn't done that once. This is exactly the "mangled version of what he actually says" the previous poster was talking about.
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/06/785747858/los-angeles-jury-fi...
Also, the dude went to court - court found he wasted everyone's time, didn't pay him a cent.
Turns out you can't just charge people for defamation because of angry remark they may make.
He hasn't done that once. This is exactly the "mangled version of what he actually says" the previous poster was talking about.