MSG Entertainment Sues Wired Over Allegations of LGBTQ Tracking

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MSG Entertainment has filed a defamation lawsuit against Wired Magazine over a July article that allegedly claimed MSG tracked LGBTQ guests via a 'talent database' for discriminatory purposes. MSG says the piece creates a false narrative and seeks damages and a correction; Wired defends its reporting as accurate. The article notes the database covers about 40,000 VIPs, with some LGBTQIA entries, and that data was reportedly leaked by the ShinyHunters hacking group after a ransom dispute.
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