Nolan Wells Friends Take Legal Action Against Creator Over TikTok Defamation

Nolan Wells friend Warren Hudson and his two pals aren’t backing down from the people who’ve been dragging them through social media for months.

The three young men filed a defamation lawsuit Tuesday in Mississippi against TikTok creator Sandra L. Butler, who runs the account “gods_bestgirl” and goes by “Royalty” online.

Hudson, Jax Pitalo, and Morgan Seymour are done with the accusations, and they’re making it clear in court.

Butler spent months telling her followers that these three were guilty of killing Nolan Wells during a Fourth of July boating trip to Horn Island.

She claimed one of them picked Wells up and slammed him onto the boat, and she kept pushing the narrative even after a grand jury investigation wrapped up.

The grand jury heard from 43 witnesses and reviewed 132 subpoenas before determining there was no evidence to support criminal charges.

The panel found Wells’ death consistent with drowning, though his official manner of death remained undetermined.

But Butler didn’t stop. She continued posting after the ruling, calling their account of events “a story to cover their tracks” and alleging someone accessed and deleted information from Wells’ phone.

The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction preventing Butler from posting about them, contacting them, or sharing their private information.

This move shows these young men are serious about clearing their names, and they’re not the only ones taking legal action.

According to TMZ, Hudson, Pitalo, and Seymour have also issued legal threats against civil rights activist Al Sharpton and NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for their public statements about the case.

The case has become increasingly polarized along racial lines, with Wells being Black and his friends being White.

The family called on federal authorities to reopen the investigation, citing medical evidence that contradicts the drowning conclusion.

Ben Crump and the Congressional Black Caucus have demanded a federal investigation, while the friends’ legal team argues they’ve been unfairly targeted and subjected to death threats and harassment.

The case has exposed deep questions about transparency, accountability, and how cases involving Black victims receive attention in Mississippi.