Jones files whopping US$25m suit for defamation

SAN FRANCISCO: Triple Olympic gold medallist Marion Jones on Wednesday filed a US$25 million lawsuit against accused steroid peddler Victor Conte over his claims he provided her with performance enhancing drugs. 

The suit filed in US District Court in San Francisco, charges that “Conte defamed Jones with malice, with intent to injure Jones in her character and reputation as one of the greatest female athletes of all time” because he was motivated by “a vendetta”, “self-interest” and “a long-standing grudge.”