Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Defamation of celebrities


Ah, probably not, no.

Under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, a public figure - and as much as it pains me to say it, you are one - has to prove that an allegedly defamatory statement was made with "actual malice". That means that you have to prove that Star knew the statement was false, or acted with reckless disregard as to its truth.

Provided Star has an "eye witness" (as they claim they do) who told them they saw you with a "sexy young blonde", they're probably ok.


Now, if you decided to sue in Australia, that would be another matter. But I wonder if this allegation would even "lower you in the estimation of others"; we're all still seething after your slap down of Melbourne.


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