Alexis Wilkins sues MS NOW for defamation over FBI story

Country singer Alexis Wilkins has filed a defamation lawsuit against the news outlet MS NOW and two of its reporters, alleging they knowingly published a false story about her abusing FBI resources through her relationship with FBI Director Kash Patel. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nashville on May 29, centers on a December 2025 article that claimed Patel ordered FBI agents from Wilkins’s security detail to drive an intoxicated friend of hers home after a night out in Nashville.

The complaint states the allegations are entirely false, asserting that neither Wilkins nor Patel ever requested such a service from federal agents. It further argues the story could not have occurred as described because Wilkins did not have an FBI security detail during the spring of 2025, the timeframe referenced in the report. The lawsuit notes that while she now has such protection, it was not in place at the time.

Wilkins’s legal team also contests the article’s portrayal of her personal conduct, stating she “very rarely drinks, if ever,” and argues the story created a false impression of her being involved in a heavy drinking culture. The lawsuit includes claims that an FBI spokesman...