Nashville-based country music artist and political pundit Alexis Wilkins on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit against Kyle Seraphin, a former FBI agent who blew the whistle against the agency during the Biden administration.
Wilkins alleges in her lawsuit that Seraphin intentionally defamed her during an episode of his podcast, the “Kyle Seraphin Show,” when the former FBI agent claimed Patel had a “honeypot” problem, and described an individual who matched her professional experience, before claiming this unnamed “honeypot” worked for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.
According to the lawsuit, Seraphin specifically made the claim on August 22, when he accused Patel of having a “honeypot issue” which Seraphin planned to acknowledged “real publicly.”
National security expert Samantha Vinograd recently defined “honeypotting” as the process by which a foreign spy can “prey on individuals’ vulnerabilities” to gain access to secret information through romantic encounters. Out of concern for the espionage practice, the Trump administration earlier this year extended a Biden-era ban on government personnel stationed in China from engaging in sexual relationships.
Seraphin said of Wilkins, according to the lawsuit, “He’s got a girlfriend that is half his age, who is apparently is both a country singer, a political commentator on Rumble, a friend of John Rich through Dan Bongino, who also now owns a big chunk of Rumble.”
It states that he claimed, “she’s also a former Mossad agent in what is like the equivalent of their NSA.”
Denying any affiliation with Israel or Mossad, on behalf of Wilkins, the lawsuit states that this claim amount to defamation. She is seeking a judgement in excess of $5 million through a jury trial, citing harm to her, “reputation as a patriotic American in her profession, both as a country music artist,” and in her role at Prager University.
Her lawsuit specifically states that, “Wilkins is not Jewish, much less Israeli, and has never set foot in Israel. She is not now and has never been an agent for any intelligence agency.”
It later claims, “There is absolutely no reason – outside Defendant’s desire to stir up controversy and generate income for himself – to accuse Ms. Wilkins, an American-born country singer, of being a foreign agent engaged in espionage.”
The lawsuit later directly accused Seraphin of making the claim in a bid to increase revenue from his podcast.
It alleges that Seraphin made false statements knowingly, citing her public disclosure of the relationship, the fact that it began long before Trump nominated Patel to lead the FBI, and a prior meeting between her, Patel, and Seraphin.
“Defendant cannot even claim ignorance or negligence, because he has personally met Ms. Wilkins with Mr. Patel at a conservative political event roughly two years ago,” the lawsuit states, adding that Seraphin, “was specifically aware from that encounter that Ms. Wilkins was in a relationship with Mr. Patel, who was not the FBI director at that time.”
The lawsuit also states that Wilkins publicly announced her relationship with Patel via social media in September 2024, months before President Donald Trump was reelected to the White House.
It also claims that Seraphin did not attempt to contact Wilkins prior to making the claim.
Wilkins’ lawsuit was filed by Jason C. Greaves of the Binnall Law Group, a boutique firm based in Virginia. It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
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