Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

The truth hurts … at least according to Deion Sanders — who insists his daughter wasn’t lying when she called Pilar a “gold diggin’ h*e” on the Internet … so Pilar has no right to sue for defamation.
TMZ broke the story … Deion’s estranged wife filed a $200 million lawsuit last month against Deion and his daughter Deiondra — after Deiondra went on a Twitter rant, in which she trashed Pilar as a “gold diggin’ h*e” … and publicly accused her of cheating on Deion.

Pilar sued for defamation, plus a laundry list of other things like fraud, slander, libel, civil conspiracy and emotional distress — claiming Deiondra and Deion have been out for her for years … and the Twitter outburst was just the latest example.

But now, Deion’s firing back … filing a response to the lawsuit — insisting Pilar has no grounds to sue for defamation … because Deiondra wasn’t lying when she called Pilar a “gold diggin’ h*e.”

In fact, Deion insists, his daughter’s Twitter insult is TRUE — claiming, “Any statements made by any defendants were true, did not create a false impression … and were not malicious.” The last part is less believable.

Deion also claims the “h*e” insult didn’t actually hurt Pilar’s reputation — especially not to the tune of $200 million.

Deion wants Pilar’s lawsuit dismissed. Pilar’s lawyer Larry Friedman tells TMZ, “We will leave it up to the good citizens who will sit on the jury to decide whether the constant and still on-going remarks made by Mr. Sanders and his agents and employees are appropriate.”

–TMZ