But what makes it not protected speech? It’s not illegal to lie. I think her husband is very wealthy so I’m sure justice will escape her
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Defamation requires a provably false statement of fact, that has been published, and caused damages, and that the speaker has some level of fault - for a public figure the level of fault is actual malice: knowledge that the statement is false or a reckless disregard for the truth of the statement.
jul 27, 2025, 10:15 pm • 2 0 • view
The difficulty here will be proving damages.
jul 27, 2025, 10:15 pm • 1 0 • view
Yep
jul 27, 2025, 11:01 pm • 1 0 • view