Nolan Wells' friends sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation

Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who disappeared from a Mississippi island during a Fourth of July celebration and was later found dead, have sued NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation. Filed Monday in federal court by the friends’ fathers on behalf of the three, all under 21 and considered minors under Mississippi law, the lawsuit is part of a wave of defamation claims the friends launched this week against content creators. The complaint says Owens posted on X “ARREST THEM IMMEDIATELY!!” and linked to Instagram content that alleged the friends killed Wells and tampered with his phone, after a Mississippi grand jury declined to recommend charges. The case follows disputed autopsy findings and online speculation.