Secretly dating an actress? A federal judge doesn't see anything defamatory about that.
That’s arguable, but what Lindell needed to carry his lawsuit was a false statement exposing him to public hatred, shame, obloquy, contumely, odium, contempt, ridicule, aversion, ostracism, degradation, or disgrace. Or something like that.
The judge has trouble finding defamatory meaning in a gossipy story about a monogamous Hollywood romance. “Even assuming the romance never happened, the above description would not defame Lindell,” writes Crotty. “Dating an actress-secret or not-would not cause ‘public hatred,’ ‘shame,’ ‘ridicule,’ or any similar feeling towards Lindell. Both Lindell and Krakowski are unmarried adults, and Lindell’s alleged actions typify those of a person in a consenting relationship.”“The purchase of alcohol is a legal and ordinary act,” he writes.
Judge Crotty also takes up analysis over whether there’s any defamatory implication he’s a hypocrite, and doesn’t find that, at least in the realm of romance and drinking.
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