A jury's $148 million award against Rudy Giuliani for defaming two Georgia election officials is just the latest setback that took him from Gracie Mansion to the Oval Office — and a series of courtrooms as a defendant.
The former New York mayor spent the week in federal court in Washington, D.C., as the jury considered a defamation lawsuit from Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, who said he “turned their lives upside down” with his false claims. his attempt to overturn the election in Georgia.
That included a debunked claim that they pulled “suitcases” of ballots from under a table during the 2020 election count at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, which an investigation by the Georgia Secretary of State found did not happen.
The financial penalty will be painful. Although his net worth rose to $30 million after 9/11 as he amassed security consulting contracts, Giuliani, trying to sell his $65.5 million Manhattan co-op, is being sued by his former lawyer, by his Ex-wife pressured for payments and defends herself against conspiracy charges in Georgia and defended herself against a lawsuit from a former employee who claims he pressured her into sex.
Giuliani has suffered a series of setbacks since he was dubbed “America’s mayor” after the Sept. 11 attacks
Below are some of the challenges and humiliations Giuliani has faced in recent years:
Indicted in Georgia alongside Donald Trump – and a humiliating mugshot
This summer, Giuliani was indicted on racketeering charges as part of Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's election.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has charged him under the same racketeering and corrupt organization laws that Giuliani once used to go after the mob as a federal prosecutor in New York City. He is accused of being one of 18 people who were part of a “criminal enterprise.” He pleaded not guilty, as did his former client, former President Donald Trump.
He turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail in August and had a mugshot taken.
Giuliani turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail in August and had his mugshot taken after being charged with conspiracy
Giuliani appeared in court on Friday while awaiting a verdict
Hair dye incident that was ridiculed online
Giuliani became the subject of online ridicule when he spread claims of voter fraud during a November 2020 press conference at the Republican National Committee.
He was visibly sweating throughout the press conference and wiped his forehead and cheeks with a tissue. He didn't seem to notice as thick streaks of brown hair dye ran down the sides of his face.
'That is real! It's not made up! “There is no one here who indulges in fantasies,” Giuliani told an audience of reporters.
He stood alongside attorney Sidney Powell, who apologized in Fulton County court on Thursday but at the time alleged a conspiracy involving “massive influence of communist funds through Venezuela, Cuba and likely China in interfering in our elections here in the United States.” described ', this was never substantiated.
Drip, drip: Giuliani has had a number of notable experiences in recent years, including a hair dye incident at the RNC
Four Seasons Total Landscaping: The Infamous Election Fraud Press Conference
The moment was comparable to his appearance at Four Seasons Total Landscaping at an infamous press conference outside of Philadelphia.
Trump had announced the event on Twitter, writing: “Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping – 11:30 a.m.!” However, this was after he deleted a message describing a “lawyers' press conference” at the “Four Seasons, Philadelphia” was promised, indicating the upscale hotel chain.
The outdoor venue was near a sex shop and a crematorium and ended up going viral.
He attended an infamous press conference at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping, located off I-95 near a sex shop and a crematorium
Financial problems
In December 2022, he avoided a prison sentence on a contempt order following a financial dispute over a divorce agreement with his third wife, Judith Giuliani. She had said her ex owed her $260,000.
“I am saddened to know that the hero of 9/11 has become a liar,” she told The New York Times in 2019 during their breakup.
Giuliani put his Manhattan co-op on the market for $6.5 million, and his former lawyer Robert Costello and his law firm sued him in the fall over $1.4 million in unpaid bills from multiple investigations.
“I cannot express how personally hurt I am by what Bob Costello did,” Giuliani said in a September statement. “It really is a disgrace when lawyers do this and all I can say is that their bill goes way beyond anything that even comes close to offering legitimate fees.”
Before the lawsuit, Costello said Giuliani “appears to be” the person named as “alleged co-conspirator No. 1” in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 indictment.
Borat movie – and THIS bed scene with an undercover actress
Giuliani made a humiliating cameo in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” where he conducted an interview with an actress posing as a journalist.
In a scene from the film, captured on a hidden camera, the former prosecutor was seen lying down on a bed in his hotel room and putting his hand down his pants after the actress offered to make him a drink and take off his microphone. Giuliani
“It's a complete invention,” he insisted, tucking his shirt into his pants.
“At no time before, during or after the interview did I behave inappropriately.” If Sacha Baron Cohen suggests otherwise, he is a cold-blooded liar.
(1) The Borat video is a complete invention. After taking off the recorder, I was tucking my shirt into my pants. At no time before, during or after the interview did I ever behave inappropriately. If Sacha Baron Cohen suggests otherwise, he is a stone-cold liar.
Harassment and abuse allegations in the lawsuit
Former employee Noelle Dunphy has sued Giuliani for harassment and abuse in a case that uncovered startling records. She accuses him of “sexual assault and harassment, wage theft and other misconduct” and is seeking $10 million in damages.
In transcripts of the case, Giuliani comments on her breasts.
“These breasts are mine.” No one else can come near them, okay? I don't care if they flirt or give you business cards. These are mine, do you understand?' he said, according to the transcript.
“Yes,” she replies.
'Understand? I'm damn possessive. “I spared you,” Giuliani said. Giuliani's team said it was a consensual relationship and is fighting the lawsuit.