he may have a contingency lawyer, which means you don’t pay unless or until you win (attorney gets a % of it). He filed the defamation lawsuit on June 22, 2023, 8 days after he defaulted on his mortgage and was facing foreclosure. i can’t imagine he’d waste money on legal fees upfront rather than pay his mortgage to keep his house. No way, no how.
This lolsuit was born out of desperation. When you’re drowning in debt, I imagine every and any avenue you THINK may help you get a large chunk of money fairly quickly can seem appealing, no matter how far-fetched or absurd it may seem to others. He needed/needs the money.