The family of the 9-year-old accused of wearing blackface to a Kansas City Chiefs game is suing Deadspin for “maliciously and wantonly” attacking the child, according to a complaint filed Tuesday.
Carron Phillips, a senior writer at Deadspin, wrote a misleading story in November accusing the child, Holden Armenta, of wearing blackface to a game in Las Vegas. Though Armenta painted one side of his face red, the article included a photograph showing only the one side of his face painted black.