Evans seems to be doing it as theatre, for the benefit of his remaining supporters - yeah, maybe.
But he's kinda backed himself into a corner. If he realises his threats of litigation are bullshit, and calls it off, he's gonna look stupid.
And if he goes through with his case, he's also gonna look stupid, because I just can't see how his case can go to court. His entire case basically boils down to him moaning that people are saying mean things about him on the interwebs.
Remember, if people are saying things about Lloyd that are true, then that's not defamation.
The 'defamation' thing only works if people are saying false things, lol ...