09-20-2023, 09:08 AM
TomK Wrote:
That is not true. It can be harder for a public figure to sue for defamation, you have to show malice, but a public figure can sue or be sued. How can you claim a public figure can't be sued? See Depp v Heard.
Thats why I said TYPICALLY.
TYPICALLY, the ability to sue a public figure is much more involved in proof and legal requirements. Further, public government officials are even harder to sue for defamation.
Additionally, Penn is not even close to being considered a public figure with his political babble. He is a private citizen.
Again, Watanabe has a case.
That is not true. It can be harder for a public figure to sue for defamation, you have to show malice, but a public figure can sue or be sued. How can you claim a public figure can't be sued? See Depp v Heard.
Thats why I said TYPICALLY.
TYPICALLY, the ability to sue a public figure is much more involved in proof and legal requirements. Further, public government officials are even harder to sue for defamation.
Additionally, Penn is not even close to being considered a public figure with his political babble. He is a private citizen.
Again, Watanabe has a case.