Alex Jones' Lawyer Says Right-wing Conspiracy Theorist's Bluster Is All Just an Act

The right-wing conspiracy theorist who called the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax and alleged that Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager had connections to a child sex ring is nothing more than a "performance artist," his lawyer says.Alex Jones, the Austin-based radio host behind Infowars.com, is locked in a custody battle with his former wife, whom he divorced in 2015 and currently pays $43,000 a month.And while his attorney says that the on-air persona is an act, Kelly Jones alleges that her ex-husband is subjecting their three children to an incendiary upbringing, the Austin-American-Statesman reports. She is seeking full custody of their 14-year-old son and 12- and 9-year-old daughters."He's not a stable person," she said at a pretrial hearing last week. "He says he wants to break Alec Baldwin's neck. He wants J-Lo to get raped."She noted that he broadcasts his show from home and referenced recent comments he made about Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, in which Jones went on a profanity-laden anti-gay tirade and said he wanted to "beat" the congressman.   Continue reading...