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HuffPost reported that several years ago Eric Bolling sent lewd text messages to colleagues at Fox. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images HuffPost writer demands Eric Bolling drop lawsuit

Yashar Ali, a contributing freelance writer for HuffPost, is demanding Fox News host Eric Bolling drop his lawsuit over a story Ali wrote last week alleging that Bolling sent lewd text messages to his Fox colleagues.

Ali's lawyer, Patricia Glaser, sent a letter to Bolling's attorney on Friday, copying Fox News' executive vice president of legal and business affairs Dianne Brandi, calling the lawsuit "devoid of meaning."

Ali reported on Friday that several years ago Bolling sent lewd text messages that included photographs of male genitalia to two female colleagues at Fox. The next day Bolling was suspended and Fox launched an investigation by the same law firm that handled probes into the conduct of former host Bill O'Reilly and former Fox chairman Roger Ailes.

After the initial report, Bolling said, via his lawyer, that he "recalls no such inappropriate communications, does not believe he sent any such communications, and will vigorously pursue his legal remedies for any false and defamatory accusations that are made.” On Wednesday, Bolling filed a "summons with notice" in New York State Supreme Court, notifying Ali that he would sue him for $50 million in damages.

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Glaser wrote in the letter sent on Friday that the "summons with notice" is "purposefully sparse on allegations, and does not identify which purportedly 'false and misleading' statements could possibly support a $50 million damages reward." The letter states that it is "false" that Ali published defamatory statements and that there is "no evidence of actual malice."

"We welcome the opportunity to depose Mr. Bolling and review his message history, as we presume that you have instructed him to preserve communications. We are also confident that Paul Weiss's internal Fox investigation will corroborate Mr. Ali's article," Glaser wrote.

The letter also notes that Bolling is only suing Ali, not HuffPost, which Glaser claims is a "calculated effort to harass and intimidate Mr. Ali personally." HuffPost has said that they support Ali and are willing to help him financially handle the legal case. If Bolling chooses not to dismiss the action, Glaser said they intend to "move for costs" and sanctions.