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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Recent Examples of defamation
The eye-popping comments from Universal Music Group (UMG) came in a filing submitted Monday in which the company asked a judge to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, which Drake filed in January.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
The payment, which was reported Thursday by Reuters, citing a regulatory filing, comes just months after the two sides agreed to settle Smartmatic’s defamation claim stemming from Newsmax’s coverage of the presidential contest.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Newsmax agreed to pay Smartmatic $40 million in the conservative cable network's settlement of the defamation lawsuit over the airing of 2020 election falsehoods, per a regulatory filing.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Baldoni has denied these claims and filed a defamation suit against the Times and a separate $400 million suit against Lively, Reynolds, and their publicist.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
The payment, which was reported Thursday by Reuters, citing a regulatory filing, comes just months after the two sides agreed to settle Smartmatic’s defamation claim stemming from Newsmax’s coverage of the presidential contest.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Newsmax agreed to pay Smartmatic $40 million in the conservative cable network's settlement of the defamation lawsuit over the airing of 2020 election falsehoods, per a regulatory filing.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Baldoni has denied these claims and filed a defamation suit against the Times and a separate $400 million suit against Lively, Reynolds, and their publicist.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Defamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defamation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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