As a backlash to the frenzied media following his rape trial, Zuma filed a series of defamation lawsuits on 30 June 2006 against various South African media outlets for publishing content that allegedly besmirched his public profile, in the form of cartoons, commentary, photos and parody pieces. The media outlets that came under fire were "The Star" for R20 million, "Rapport" for R10 million, Highveld Stereo for R6 million, "The Citizen" for R5 million, "Sunday Sun" for R5 million, "Sunday Independent" for R5 million, and "Sunday World" for R5 million.