@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected] • 1 year agoHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down19
arrow-up1305arrow-down1imageHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.world@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square135fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink90•edit-21 year agoAlso public figures have to prove “actual malice” in a defamation or libel case. Actual malice is an incredibly hard thing to prove.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink33•1 year agoI imagine if it were easier, there would be like another couple hundred of thousand lawsuits against Trump lol
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink23•edit-21 year agoAnd by Trump, too. He’d definitely try and cash in if it were possible.
Also public figures have to prove “actual malice” in a defamation or libel case. Actual malice is an incredibly hard thing to prove.
I imagine if it were easier, there would be like another couple hundred of thousand lawsuits against Trump lol
And by Trump, too. He’d definitely try and cash in if it were possible.