Hunter Biden has reactivated a legal action against Fox News, alleging that the network unlawfully shared private photos of him as part of a streaming series.

Originally, Biden initiated this lawsuit in July in New York, targeting the images utilized in Fox Nation’s series titled “The Trial of Hunter Biden.” This series portrayed a simulated court hearing concerning charges that Biden has not been formally accused of. However, just three weeks later, he withdrew the suit without providing any reasons, coinciding with President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race.

On Tuesday, Hunter Biden lodged a nearly identical lawsuit in Manhattan’s state court, reiterating his claim that the unauthorized distribution of personal images breaches New York’s revenge porn legislation. The updated lawsuit now includes one current Fox executive and one former executive as defendants.

Biden’s attorney, Tina Glandian, has yet to respond to inquiries regarding the rationale behind the lawsuit’s revival.

In response to the renewed lawsuit, Fox News has requested the case be transferred to federal court, labeling the second complaint as “again lacking in any merit.”

According to a statement from the network, “The primary issue arises from a streaming program from 2022 that Mr. Biden did not object to until he sent a letter in late April 2024.” The statement clarified that the show was taken down within days of receiving that letter “out of an abundance of caution,” emphasizing Biden’s status as a public figure subject to numerous investigations and noting his recent felony conviction.

In July, Biden was found guilty of three felony firearms offenses connected to a gun purchase made in 2018. The six-part Fox Nation series presented a dramatized version of a court trial on various fictional allegations.