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Matt Kalil, the former NFL Pro Bowler whom the Vikings selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2012 draft, has sued his ex-wife over allegations that she invaded his privacy and profited off discussing their sex life and his genitalia on a popular social media livestream.
Haley Kalil is a successful social media influencer with millions of followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Before gaining social media fame, the actress and model was named Miss Minnesota. The two met while Matt was playing for the Vikings and married in 2015. They divorced in 2022. He has since remarried and has a young child.
The former Vikings offensive lineman is seeking damages for invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota earlier this month.
Matt argued that Haley’s decision to discuss their sex life on a public livestream, which was viewed by millions of people, fell outside the bounds of protected speech. He also argues that she profited off the notoriety she gained from the interview, where she described her ex-husband’s anatomy as “two Coke cans, maybe even a third” and said it made their sex life impossible.
The suit argues that Haley joked about her husband’s genitalia, “encouraging laughter and comments from the livestream audience” and made a gesture with her arm to show the approximate size of his genitalia.
“These statements involved deeply personal, sensitive information that [Matt] reasonably expected would remain private and confidential,” the lawsuit reads. Matt is seeking a jury trial and damages in excess of $75,000.
Haley has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that because she is a public figure and the Kalils’ marriage was highly publicized, her statements were protected as free speech, including under Minnesota’s new Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.
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