Jonna Spilbor praises Wilkins's prompt lawsuit

Jonna SpilborLawyer and television legal analyst

Jonna Spilbor criticizes Seraphin and praises Wilkins's prompt decision to sue. She questions whether Wilkins should be treated as a public figure for the defamation claim.

“Good for her and her team.”

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Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)The Megyn Kelly Show discusses Seraphin's accusation and Wilkins's lawsuitEpisode 1142, September 5, 2025; Kelly 1:37:40-1:38:08, Aronberg 1:38:08-1:38:42.

Where this statement fits

Is Alexis Wilkins a foreign 'honeypot' agent, as Kyle Seraphin and other commentators suggested?

Since early 2025, online commentators have suggested that Alexis Wilkins, the country singer engaged to FBI Director Kash Patel, is an Israeli or Mossad "honeypot" sent to compromise him. Podcaster Kyle Seraphin said on August 22, 2025 that Patel's girlfriend is "a former Mossad agent" (he did not name her; a court found the remarks referred to her), Sam Parker raised the idea through questions in a February 2025 X thread, and Elijah Schaffer posted her photo under a thread about female Mossad operatives. Wilkins says she has never been an intelligence agent and has never been to Israel, and she sued all three for defamation. A Florida court let the Schaffer suit proceed, the parties then reported a tentative agreement and jointly dismissed it with prejudice, and on September 9, 2026 Schaffer posted a retraction saying she "is not, and has never been, a foreign intelligence operative"; a Utah court dismissed the Parker suit for lack of jurisdiction; the Seraphin suit is pending after the court denied his motion to dismiss. As of October 5, 2026, we found no evidence offered by anyone that Wilkins has worked for any intelligence service, and no court has ruled at trial on the claim.

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Original video

The Megyn Kelly Show discusses Seraphin's accusation and Wilkins's lawsuit (opens in a new tab)Episode 1142, September 5, 2025; Kelly 1:37:40-1:38:08, Aronberg 1:38:08-1:38:42.

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The full episode includes Seraphin's remarks followed by Kelly's response and legal analysis from Aronberg and Spilbor.

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Before the quotation

Kelly and Aronberg discuss Seraphin's remarks and the higher burden for a defamation plaintiff who is a public figure.

After the quotation

Spilbor says Wilkins's team wasted no time filing the suit. Kelly then recommends an apology and retraction.

How this statement is classified

Condemned

The label describes this statement's response within the context above.

Why this label?

Spilbor criticizes Seraphin's conduct and praises the prompt lawsuit in response. Her disagreement about public-figure status concerns the legal burden, not approval of the accusation.

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