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Sarah Palin's threat of a libel suit goes a bit awry

Nov 15, 09 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Back in the day, public figures were cautioned not to pick fights with people who bought ink by the barrel—namely, newspaper publishers. In the age of the blogger, it's more important to guard against fueling your antagonists with the 21st-century version of ink: attention. Paging Sarah Palin: "The... More »

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Alaska • libel • Andrew Sullivan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Atlantic Monthly • Wasilla • Bristol Palin • Trig Palin

 Sharpton Threatens 
 to Sue Limbaugh 

He's angry over Rush's op-ed piece in the Journal

Oct 17, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - This could get loud, or at least long-winded: Al Sharpton is threatening to sue Rush Limbaugh over his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today. In the essay, Limbaugh lashes out at critics who foiled his NFL bid, and he accuses Sharpton of playing a "leading role in the... More »

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Al Sharpton • Rush Limbaugh • libel • frivolous lawsuits

Berlusconi Slaps European Papers With Libel Suits

Lawyers probe 'cases of real, true defamation'

Aug 28, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is suing Italian and foreign media outlets for libel regarding his personal life, Reuters reports. “We have instructed our colleagues to evaluate, according to the laws in their countries, the most serious cases of real, true defamation,” said the Italian PM's lawyer. Berlusconi’s legal team... More »

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media • newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Europe • Italy • libel • lawsuit • prime minister • Silvio Berlusconi • News Corp • La Repubblica • Times of London

Landlord Sues Tenant Over Derogatory Tweet

Chicago firm claims libel after resident posts mold complaint

Jul 28, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter enthusiasts may want to watch what they write—a Chicago landlord has sued a tenant for libel after she posted a Tweet complaining about her apartment, the Tribune reports. “Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay,” Amanda... More »

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social networking • Chicago • realty • libel • Internet libel • Twitter • lease • microblogging • Horizon Realty Group • Amanda Bonnen

Judge Quashes Trump's Suit Against Author

The Donald took issue with being called mere multi-millionaire

Jul 16, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump will have to live with being regarded as somewhat less astronomically wealthy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, after a judge today dismissed his defamation suit against Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation. O’Brien estimated that Trump is worth $150-$250 million; Trump says he’s worth billions, and claimed... More »

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real estate • Donald Trump • libel • publishing • lawsuit • real estate development • billionaire • millionaires • The Donald • Timothy O%u2019Brien • TrumpNation

(Newser) - Steaming over an article that called her "the world's most irritating actress," Kate Winslet has sued a British tabloid for libel, the BBC reports. The Oscar winner was "distressed and embarrassed" by the Daily Mail's coverage of an interview in which she discussed her fitness regimen... More »

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entertainment • libel • lawsuit • fitness • Kate Winslet • actress • movie star • Daily Mail • Pilates • Elle

Love's Furious Tweets Not Lost in Lawsuit

Star's angry rants sparks microblogging site's first libel suit

Mar 29, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter, the microblogging site that even counts President Obama as a member, has reached yet another milestone: it’s first libel suit, the Independent reports. Courtney Love’s former fashion designer claims the wild rocker left angry “tweets” about her, calling her a “nasty, lying, hosebag thief” with... More »

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Courtney Love • libel • lawsuit • Twitter • tweet

Lobbyist Linked to McCain Ends Times Suit

Iseman settles with no payment or retraction; article implied affair

Feb 20, 09 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Vicki Iseman, the lobbyist whose relationship with John McCain was the subject of an explosive New York Times article during the 2008 campaign, has settled her lawsuit against the paper. Iseman will receive no payment, and the Times has not retracted the article, which seemed to imply that she and... More »

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John McCain • New York Times • libel • settlement • McCain 2008 • Vicki Iseman

 Ex-Manager Sues Britney 

Lutfi claims Spears family sought to 'destroy' him

Feb 3, 09 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A former associate is suing Britney Spears and her family for libel and defamation, TMZ reports. Sam Lutfi claims matriarch Lynne Spears’ tell-all book Through the Storm contains numerous false claims about him, part of a “campaign of lies and intimidation" to destroy his reputation and "drive him... More »

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Britney Spears • libel • lawsuit • defamation • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • restraining order • manager

Chiropractor Sues Over Bad Online Review

San Fran libel case could break back
of review sites

Jan 8, 09 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A chiropractor's lawsuit has the potential to break the back of the online business-review industry, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The bone-cracker is suing a client who posted a complaint on review site Yelp that suggested he was dishonest with insurance companies. "I think he is trying to scare... More »

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Internet • free speech • libel • Internet libel • lawsuit • reviews • online review

Model Sues Google Over 'Skank' Diss

Vogue star demands company reveal identity of blogger/insult-slinger

Jan 6, 09 7:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A Vogue model is suing to force Google to unmask a blogger responsible for a slew of catty comments about her. The blog, on a Google-owned site, labels Liskula Cohen "psychotic" and a "skanky" superstar. "We think we have a case," her lawyer told the New ... More »

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Google • libel • Internet libel • model • lawsuit • blog • blogger

 Judge Tosses 
 Elton John 
 Libel Suit 

Satire emerges the winner after singer sues Guardian over spoof diary

Dec 13, 08 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Teasing Elton John doesn't breach libel laws, a British judge ruled yesterday. The notoriously testy singer sued the Guardian for publishing a satirical piece purporting to be a snippet from Elton's diary and poking fun at his lavish White Tie and Tiara Ball. Elton claimed it was defamation but the... More »

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newspaper • Elton John • satire • libel • celebrity • lawsuit • singer

 Dixie Chicks 
 Sued for Libel 
 in Murder Case 

Lead singer accused plaintiff of murdering 3 boys

Dec 5, 08 2:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Outspoken country music stars the Dixie Chicks are being sued for libel and defamation by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old Arkansas boys murdered 15 years ago. Plaintiff Terry Hobbs claims Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines accused him of the murders at a Little Rock rally in support... More »

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murder • DNA • libel • Michael Moore • Dixie Chicks • Natalie Maines • Steve Branch • Christopher Byers • Damien Echols • Jessie Misskelley • Jason Baldwin • Terry Hobbs

 Sarkozy 
 Sues Over 
 Scandal Diary 

Intelligence chief's notes on Sarko marriage, financial deals in news mag

Oct 17, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - France's president Nicolas Sarkozy is at the center of a firestorm over publication of the diaries of a former French Intelligence chief which contain information about several politicians, including details of Sarkozy's personal life, the BBC reports. Yves Bertrand's personal diaries, reported in a news magazine, contain observations about the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • libel • Lionel Jospin • Yves Bertrand • Le Point • Renseignements Generaux • diaries • notebooks • dirty tricks

Maddy 'Suspect' Wins
Libel Damages

Brit lived near resort where toddler went missing

Jul 17, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(AP) - A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will collect $1 million in libel damages from a number of British newspapers in a deal expected to be announced today. Brit Robert Murat, 34, lived near the Portuguese resort where Maddy disappeared during... More »

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Madeleine McCann • libel • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • missing child • Britain

 Maddy 'Suspect' Sues UK Media 

Record libel suit rocks major outlets

Apr 14, 08 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is suing 12 British news organizations for libel. It's the largest number of claims ever against British media concerning a single issue, reports the Guardian. Robert Murat lived near the Portuguese vacation apartment where the McCanns were staying when the 3-year-old... More »

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Madeleine McCann • libel • Robert Murat • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • defamation • Praia da Luz • Find Madeleine Fund • British media • British tabloids

 Nic Cage Not a Chihuahua Thief  

Turner backs off accusations, loses court case

Apr 4, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s official: Nicolas Cage is not a chihuahua kleptomaniac, former co-star Kathleen Turner admits. Turner settled a libel lawsuit with Cage, confessing that she’d lied when she wrote that Cage had been “arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, for stealing a dog.” Turner and her... More »

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celebrity trials • libel • Nicolas Cage • Kathleen Turner • Karen Turner • chihuahua

Maddy Parents Win Apology— and $1.1M

Two newspapers run front-page mea culpa after losing libel suits

Mar 19, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two downmarket British tabloids ran front-page apologies to the parents of Madeleine McCann today. The Daily Express and the Daily Star apologized for carrying articles that suggested that Kate and Gerry McCann killed their missing daughter in Portugal last year. The company that owns the two newspapers also paid the... More »

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Madeleine McCann • libel • tabloids • lawsuit • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • apology • Daily Express • Daily Star

Will Smith Wins Libel Suit Over Hitler Slur

London news agency apologizes for claiming actor praised dictator

Feb 22, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A London news agency must pay undisclosed damages and apologize to Will Smith for publishing a story that erroneously quoted the actor as saying Adolf Hitler was a “good person.” E! Online reports that the World Entertainment News Network picked up and greatly distorted quotes from Smith’s... More »

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libel • Adolf Hitler • tabloids • Nazi • Will Smith • World Entertainment News Network • false accusations

Peggy Sue Got...Sued for Libel by Charlie

Nicolas Cage sues former co-star Kathleen Turner over claims in new book

Feb 13, 08 3:43 AM CST
(Newser) - National Treasure star Nicolas Cage is suing siren Kathleen Turner for libel over a passage in her autobiography, "Send Yourself Roses," in which she claims her co-star was drunk and difficult on the set of the 1986 movie Peggy Sue Got Married. Cage filed the lawsuit in London... More »

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libel • defamation • Francis Ford Coppola • Nicolas Cage • Kathleen Turner • Peggy Sue Got Married • High Court • dog • chihuahua

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