Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 7 October 2026
Nolan Wells’ friends sue NFL legend Terrell Owens over ‘ARREST THEM’ post
Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
What the coverage shows
Both outlets lead on the defamation suit by Nolan Wells’s friends against Terrell Owens. The Guardian US is the only one that foregrounds the September Instagram post and says it suggested the trio tampered with evidence, while The Independent instead adds background on Wells as a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found dead.
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