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Originally Posted by inmyrav
My question since we have lawyers hanging around here is IF he didn't cheat, what recourse would Postle have for defamation? Was he a non public figure 1. when Veronica tweeted, 2. when joey posted his first video 3. now?
MP could sue for defamation right now if he wanted to I guess. Regardless; I suspect the easiest defense against such a claim of defamation is that MP became an involuntary public figure once the initial allegation was made, at which point there's a higher bar to meet when it comes to actually being defamed. "I was merely stating my opinion" is often a good defense for defamation as well, generally.
Now if you're thinking that MP might sue for defamation after a criminal trial that finds him not guilty; I can't see that happening, defamation doesn't work that way.
In terms of the current civil suit against MP; I guess if he wants to "fight fire with fire" maybe MP will click back with a counter suit for defamation. Anything is possible I guess.
Last edited by jal300; 10-10-2019 at 07:27 AM.