Blindsiding Terrell Owens last week with notice that he’s been sued for defamation didn’t come cheap for the former NFL superstar’s accusers.
The trio of Nolan Wells friends who are suing Owens for allegedly smearing their names paid a whopping $1,000 to get a summons in the ex-49ers receiver’s hands on Nov. 6 in Chattanooga, Tenn., court documents obtained by the California Post show.
A consulting firm based out of The Volunteer State did the job inside the campus of Owens’ alma mater, UT Chattanooga, after receiving the summons on Nov. 4, according to the proof of service that was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Nov. 10.
Video of the service went viral on X on Nov. 8 after attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik, who’s representing Owens’ three accusers, shared it with his 13,000 followers.
The footage showed a man approach Owens as he was participating in a meet-and-greet before he handed off some paperwork and quickly left the area.
Owens gave the documents a once-over and then immediately dropped them on a nearby table and returned to work.
“Terrell Owens,” Paltzik wrote in a caption on the clip, “you’ve been served.”
The video garnered more than 6 million views in less than one week.
Owens, however, hasn’t exactly seemed bothered by the situation. He prodded Paltzik over the matter on his social media pages, and he’s additionally used the ordeal to promote his new “Terrell & T.O.” documentary.
“Hey Ed,” Owens wrote in one post to Paltzik, “you can’t save those kids and me saying what I said is freedom of speech.”
The three Wells friends sued Owens on Oct. 5, claiming the Pro Football Hall of Famer defamed them when he shared a video that contained an unfounded theory that they were responsible for Wells’ death along with a caption that read, “ARREST THEM IMMEDIATELY!! LIKE YESTERDAY!!”
They argued in their suit that Owens caused them “catastrophic reputational harm.”
Wells died after going missing in Mississippi during a Fourth of July celebration earlier this year. His passing was “consistent with drowning” and no foul play occurred, a grand jury found after reviewing the official autopsy and other evidence in the case.
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