Radio conglomerate Urban One is asking a court to dismiss Brian McKnight's defamation lawsuit against him over broadcasts on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show and a North Carolina local station. The lawsuit was filed in January over his ex-wife's appearance on FOXY 107.1 and an excerpted rebroadcast of an interview given by the musician's son, who was married to Brian from 1990 to 2003. Urban One argues that Julie McKnight’s statements were not truly factual statements but merely an expression of opinion. The network argues that Urban One cannot be liable for anything said by Julie, who has never been an employee of the network, and that no specific statements or content from this video were defamatory. The company also notes that Brian does not identify any specific statements from this particular video that he asserts are defamed.