Overview

• McKnight filed a defamation suit in April accusing Wright of falsely claiming he abused his ex-wife, Julie McKnight, and hired sex workers to harm them.
• His legal team reports six failed attempts to serve Wright at her Phoenix home and unsuccessful certified-mail deliveries.
• He has asked a California judge to approve service by publication in The Arizona Republic after alleging that Wright evaded process.
• Under California rules, a newspaper notice must run once a week for four weeks when standard service methods fail and does not resolve the underlying defamation claims.
• Wright responded by calling McKnight a “scumbag” and vowing to be a “nightmare” as the case remains procedurally active.