Country singer Alexis Wilkins has filed a $5 million lawsuit against several conservative influencers who she says falsely portrayed her as a Mossad “honeypot.” Wilkins, who is dating former Trump national security official Kash Patel, filed the suit amid growing disputes inside the conservative movement over Israel and foreign policy.
Patel defended Wilkins in a public statement on X. “The disgustingly baseless attacks against Alexis, a true patriot and the woman I am proud to call my partner in life, are beyond pathetic. She is a rock solid conservative and a country music sensation who has done more for this nation than most will in ten lifetimes,” Patel said.
Five days after Patel’s statement, attorney Jesse Binnall’s law firm filed a lawsuit against Elijah Schaffer, owner of Rift TV. According to reporting by The Grayzone, the lawsuit accuses Schaffer of spreading “a malicious lie about Alexis Wilkins, falsely claiming that she, an American-born country singer, is an agent of a foreign government assigned to manipulate and compromise the Director.”
Binnall is Patel’s personal attorney and chair of the Kash Foundation.
According to The Grayzone, the lawsuit cites a post by Schaffer that placed a photo of Patel and Wilkins above a separate meme referencing female Mossad operatives. The outlet also reported that the filing highlights Schaffer’s criticism of Israel as alleged evidence of motive behind the posts.
Schaffer’s attorney, Oneir Llopiz, disputed the allegations. “It is very troubling when government officials’ girlfriends are suing members of the media for posting third-party comments,” Llopiz told The Grayzone. He argued the lawsuit constitutes a strategic lawsuit against public participation, known as a SLAPP.
Influencers affiliated with Rift TV also criticized the legal action. Sarah Stock, a network personality, told The Dallas Express the lawsuit appears aimed at silencing critics of Israel.
“It is a strategic lawsuit against public participation. The point is they want to stifle free speech. They want to scare people about asking questions about Israel,” Stock said.
She characterized the honeypot references as satire and warned the lawsuit could chill political humor. “Five million dollars is a lot of money. It would be devastating for the state of free speech in our country,” she said.
The Dallas Express contacted Wilkins and Schaffer for comment but did not receive a response.