defamed

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District Judge Darrin Gayles, based in Miami, Fla., ruled Trump hadn’t made a valid legal claim that he was defamed by an article about a letter to financier Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They knowingly and maliciously defamed, and they should be held to a higher level of ethical and journalistic standards.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025

Richard Montañez had sued Frito-Lay and its parent company PepsiCo last year, alleging they defamed him and hurt his career by denying his role in creating the popular snack.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Mr Adams has alleged he was defamed in two separate pieces of BBC output in September 2016 – a Spotlight programme and an accompanying online story.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

But our father or our mother, the one or the other, will be defamed, and our name dishonoured.

From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy