as in libel
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
accused the newspaper columnist of defamation of character
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Ephron’s new lawyer on the civil case, Camille Vasquez, is the attorney who represented Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Espousing those conspiracy theories, which have been widely debunked, has embroiled the MyPillow CEO and others in defamation lawsuits from voting machine companies like Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The former president has previously filed several lawsuits against media organizations, including a March defamation case against ABC News over a question asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos during an interview.
—CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Dominion filed several defamation lawsuits against those who promoted conspiracy theories blaming the company's equipment for Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Espousing those conspiracy theories, which have been widely debunked, has embroiled the MyPillow CEO and others in defamation lawsuits from voting machine companies like Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The former president has previously filed several lawsuits against media organizations, including a March defamation case against ABC News over a question asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos during an interview.
—CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Dominion filed several defamation lawsuits against those who promoted conspiracy theories blaming the company's equipment for Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Defamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defamation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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