{"id":227239,"date":"2025-04-24T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/?p=227239"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:39:49","slug":"spectacular-smith-fully-vindicated-in-5-million-disney-lawsuit-jury-confirms-zero-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2025\/04\/24\/spectacular-smith-fully-vindicated-in-5-million-disney-lawsuit-jury-confirms-zero-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular Smith Fully Vindicated in $5 Million Disney Lawsuit\u2014Jury Confirms Zero Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Civil jury finds Spectacular Smith not liable in high-profile lawsuit brought by Disney cast member Weland Bourne, clearing his name and reputation.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Broward County, FL \u2014 April 2025<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and entertainment executive Spectacular Smith has been fully exonerated in a $5 million civil lawsuit brought against him by Disney cast member Weland Bourne. The unanimous jury verdict found zero liability on Smith\u2019s part after a highly publicized legal dispute stemming from an incident at Walt Disney World in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The case centered around an alleged altercation during a family outing, where the Disney employee claimed Smith assaulted him. After a multi-day trial, the jury agreed with Smith\u2019s account: that he was not the aggressor and had simply been attempting to protect his son and avoid confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lawsuit could\u2019ve broken me\u2014but I stood in my truth, kept my faith, and trusted the process. I was a father protecting my family,\u201d said Smith after the verdict. \u201cI didn\u2019t owe a dime\u2014and the world now sees that I did nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s legal team presented evidence that the employee not only failed to identify himself during the encounter, but also physically blocked Smith and his son\u2014violating Disney safety protocols. The jury\u2019s decision confirms that the employee\u2019s own actions were responsible for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since the arrest, Smith has continued building his tech platform Adwizar.ai, mentoring digital entrepreneurs through Spectacular Academy, and expanding his Single Mother Project, which has provided over $2 million in food, housing, and emergency resources for underserved families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about me,\u201d said Smith. \u201cIt\u2019s a win for every parent who\u2019s ever been misunderstood, every entrepreneur who\u2019s ever been tested, and every believer who knows that God\u2019s favor always wins.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil jury finds Spectacular Smith not liable in high-profile lawsuit brought by Disney cast member Weland Bourne, clearing his name and reputation. 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