defame

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, who said she turned down an invitation to perform, shared excerpts from a contract that allegedly included bans on any material that could "degrade or defame" the Saudi royal family or religion.

"The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!"

On CNN, Khanna of California called on Vance to “retract what he said, defaming the Wall Street Journal reporter,” noting the vice president “said it was fake. And now we have the letter.”

“No Californian should be falsely arrested, defamed, or retaliated against because of who they are or what they stand for.”

Technically the privy council is not covered by the lese majeste law, which states that it is an offence to defame only the king, queen, heir to the throne or anyone acting as regent.