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German woman given harsher sentence than convicted rapist for calling him 'disgraceful rapist pig'
Maja R. told the court she sent the message "without thinking twice" -- a brave action for a country with notoriously strict defamation laws.
Real-life 'Baby Reindeer' sues Netflix for defamation in $170M lawsuit
Fiona Harvey claims Netflix and series creator Richard Gadd "destroyed her reputation, her character and her life."
Stephen Belafonte insists he never laid a hand on ex-wife Mel B despite her years-long claims: 'See you in court'
"Please do not try to say, 'Oh, he's being abusive and the court system is going to be against me,'" the film producer implored the Spice Girl.
Mel B's ex-husband Stephen Belafonte demands $5 million from Spice Girl in bombshell defamation lawsuit
The film producer claims his ex-wife "engaged in a deliberate and wide-ranging campaign to cause him severe emotional distress and destroy his reputation."
Fox News scrubs 'mock trial' series on Hunter Biden after legal threat over 'intimate' pics
Fox News pulled down a mini-series on Hunter Biden after facing a lawsuit threat from the scandal-scarred first son's lawyers, the network confirmed on Tuesday.
Man sues 50 women for $2.6 million after they called him a bad date in viral Facebook group
The women say Stewart Lucas Murrey is using the legal action to intimidate them, and they're asking the courts to slap him down.
Trump sues ABC, George Stephanopoulos for defamation after host accused him of rape in Mace interview
Former President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, claiming his reputation was tarnished by the anchor saying multiple times on-air that Trump had...
Judge approves Trump's $92M bond in NY defamation case
Former President Trump's bond money — which totaled just under $100 million — was accepted by a federal judge ahead of his appeal.
Meghan Markle wins defamation lawsuit brought by half-sister Samantha
The Florida judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning Samantha cannot level the allegations against the Duchess of Sussex again.
Trump can't postpone paying $83M judgment while he appeals E. Jean Carroll verdict, court rules
A Manhattan judge denied Donald Trump's bid to get out of putting up $83 million by Monday while he appeals his loss in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case.
Ex-Hunter Biden biz partner sues ex-Trump aide after she implied he was involved with 'shady business dealing'
Former Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski is suing ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson for implying he was involved in a “shady business dealing” with White House chief of staff Mark...
Florida's lunatic libel bill will destroy news outlets on the right AND left
A new bill close to passing in Florida will do incalculable damage to the ability of journalists ot actually report news (and likely empower lefty squelchers, to boot).
E. Jean Carroll celebrates $83 million legal win over Donald Trump at downtown NYC bar with media types from MSNBC, Rolling Stone
Carroll was spotted at NYC bar Flower Shop during a media party hosted by journalist Molly Jong-Fast and Rolling Stone editor Noah Shachtman.
Trump lawyer demands details from judge on ‘troubling’ allegations he mentored E. Jean Carrol’s attorney
Donald Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, demanded Monday that the judge presiding over E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against the former president provide “all of the relevant facts” related to an...
'The View' celebrate Trump's $83M defamation verdict with 'Apprentice' theme song: 'The women grabbed back'
They were excited he had to pay money, money, money, money.
Trump lawyers to use 'conflict of interest' between judge, Carroll's attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict
“It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous," Habba said, insisting neither the 79-year-old judge nor Roberta Kaplan, 57, who aren’t related, disclosed the "conflict of interest."
Nikki Haley slams Trump after $83M verdict: US 'can do better'
Haley took a swipe at Trump in the wake of the massive $83M verdict he received for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll -- saying that the nation "can do better"...
Trump blasts 'ridiculous' $83M verdict in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial: 'THIS IS NOT AMERICA!'
“They have taken away all First Amendment Rights. THIS IS NOT AMERICA!” he seethed on Truth Social.
Trump slammed with $83M verdict for repeatedly defaming advice columnist E. Jean Carroll just hours after storming out of court
“This case is about getting him to stop, once and for all,” Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan had told jurors in closing arguments Friday morning.
Trump storms out of courtroom as E. Jean Carroll's lawyer suggests he should pay $24M during closing arguments of defamation trial
Donald Trump stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom just minutes after the lawyer for E. Jean Carroll began delivering closing arguments Friday.