invasion of (someone's) privacy
idiom
: a situation in which someone fails to respect a person's right to keep certain personal information from being known
She felt that the guard's request to search her was an invasion of (her) privacy.
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In a second suit filed by Baldoni, Lively and her husband — as well as the actress’ publicist — were accused of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy and more.
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Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The complaint, filed in New York’s Southern District, accuses Lively, Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane, and her company, Vision PR, of defamation, extortion, and invasion of privacy.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
The formal legal complaints include extortion, invasion of privacy and defamation.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Facing a potential payout in the tens of millions at the very least from an invasion of privacy lawsuit over some sloppy editing on a 2022 Blumhouse documentary about a sociopathic fertility doctor, Netflix has emerged having to write a relatively small check thanks to a Midwest jury.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The complaint, filed in New York’s Southern District, accuses Lively, Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane, and her company, Vision PR, of defamation, extortion, and invasion of privacy.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
The formal legal complaints include extortion, invasion of privacy and defamation.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Facing a potential payout in the tens of millions at the very least from an invasion of privacy lawsuit over some sloppy editing on a 2022 Blumhouse documentary about a sociopathic fertility doctor, Netflix has emerged having to write a relatively small check thanks to a Midwest jury.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Invasion of (someone's) privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invasion%20of%20%28someone%27s%29%20privacy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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