Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, files a defamation lawsuit against MS Now, according to multiple reports. Wilkins alleges that an MS Now story published last year falsely claimed that Patel directed the use of FBI resources to escort one of her friends home after the friend had been drinking. The dispute centers on an account that Wilkins says misrepresents who requested the escort and who ordered agents to carry it out, according to the coverage. Reports also state that Wilkins contends the reporting defamed her and that the allegations are not accurate. The lawsuit is described as being based on the complaint filed in federal court in Tennessee, with one outlet citing the case caption Wilkins v. Versant Media Group, Inc. The outlets describe the lawsuit as challenging MS Now’s depiction of events and seeking redress for the alleged harm caused by the publication. The reports do not indicate a court outcome yet or provide responses from MS Now in the excerpts summarized here.