“Could Your Words Cost You Everything? The Shocking Truth About Defaming Public Figures Revealed!”
The defamation suit was filed by Trump in a Florida Federal court after Stephanopoulos repeatedly claimed that Trump was found liable for rape during an interview of Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on the ABC network. Rep. Mace has openly discussed being the victim of rape in her teenage years. Arguing that certain statements Stephanopoulos made were “false and defamatory,” the settlement quickly ensued after both Trump and Stephanopoulos were ordered to sit for depositions.
Lawdictionary.org defines defamation as “[t]he taking from one’s reputation. The offense of injuring a person’s character, fame, or reputation by false and malicious statements. The term seems to be comprehensive of both libel and slander.” Libel pertains to written defamation, whereas slander is verbal defamation. There is an enormous body of caselaw (judicial decisions), law review articles, and commentary related to defamation law.
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