Taiwanese music celebrity Jeffrey Huang, also known as “Machi Big Brother,” has withdrawn a defamation lawsuit against internet sleuth ZachXBT.
In a bilateral announcement dated Aug. 14, Machi Big Brother said, “Zach has many times in the past been of great service to the crypto community and pursuing legal action against him was a last resort but not the right path,” after ZachXBT made a series of amendments to his article that sparked the defamation suit from Huang.
I am withdrawing my defamation suit against @zachxbt.
Zach has many times in the past been of great service to the crypto community and pursuing legal action against him was a last resort but not the right path.
I appreciate that Zach has made important amendments to his…
— Machi Big Brother (@machibigbrother) August 14, 2023
Meanwhile, ZachXBT stated that he “updated my article with additional context from Machi + edits from myself,” leading Huang to withdraw the lawsuit. “While I am disappointed it went down the legal route in the first place I am appreciative we are able to find a resolution,” Zach wrote.
1/2 Today @machibigbrother has agreed to voluntarily withdraw the lawsuit. I have updated my article with additional context from Machi + edits from myself
While I am…