A judge dismissed every count of former NFL star Matt Kalil's defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Haley Kalil, who had publicly discussed their marriage and divorce on a Twitch stream. Her lawyer said the ruling protects women's right to tell the story of their own marriages; Kalil plans to appeal.
Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz granted Haley's motion on September 17 and dismissed the complaint with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. Matt Kalil, the fourth overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2012 NFL Draft, had sued in January 2026 over remarks Haley made during a November 2025 Twitch livestream with Marlon Garcia.
On the stream, Haley — a former Miss Minnesota USA and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model known online as Haley Baylee — discussed the intimate details of their marriage without naming her ex-husband. She said physical incompatibility had made intimacy painful and was a major reason for their 2022 divorce, describing his anatomy as "two Coke cans on top of each other, maybe even a third." Matt alleged public disclosure of private facts and unjust enrichment, saying the remarks drew ridicule after he tried to live privately following his 2019 retirement, and that his current wife, Keilani Asmus, received disturbing messages. He sought more than $75,000 in damages.
Schiltz rejected the claims. He found that Haley was speaking about her own marriage, health and divorce — matters of legitimate public concern given both parties' public profiles. "Haley was discussing her life, not Matt's," the judge wrote, and the law generally protects a person's speech about herself even when it inevitably reveals details about others. While conceding the comments were "certainly crude," the judge said they were made in the context of describing the trauma she suffered during the marriage. He also rejected the claim that she had unjustly profited from the attention.
Haley's attorney, Matthew Bialick, hailed the ruling: "The Court found that Haley was speaking about her body, her life, and her marriage. She was talking about the trauma she went through and what led to her divorce. No woman should need her ex-husband's permission to tell the story of her own marriage. No woman should be sued for talking about her own body. We hope this ruling gives women everywhere the confidence to share their own stories."
Haley told TMZ she was relieved: "I never wanted to be in a courtroom discussing matters of my own life. I hope it encourages women everywhere to speak openly about what they've been through."
The couple married in Hawaii in 2015 and divorced in 2022 after seven years. Matt, now 37, earned a Pro Bowl nod as a rookie in Minnesota and later played for the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans before remarrying in 2024. His attorney, Ryan Saba, said they intend to appeal.