sonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down19
arrow-up1303arrow-down1imageHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldsonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squarecrypticthree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up90·edit-27 months agoAlso public figures have to prove “actual malice” in a defamation or libel case. Actual malice is an incredibly hard thing to prove.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down1·7 months agoI imagine if it were easier, there would be like another couple hundred of thousand lawsuits against Trump lol
minus-squareKnowledgeableNip@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-27 months 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.