Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Is it libelous?

Why or why not? Post your answers to your blog.

1. “Up until the day he died, he was a brilliant writer. But the drugs made him a thief, a pimp and a liar,” said friend Karen Smith, who was with Johnson at the time of his death.

Not libelous because he is dead and it is attributed to a reliable source.

2. “Megan Fox is a man!” Headline on Weekly World News Web site

This is not libelous because she is a public figure.

3. “In my opinion, Kevin is a murdering rapist.”

If there was an attribution this might be okay. Not really an oponion statement.

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