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"It is important that nothing is said that would either potentially defame an individual, nor impinge upon the police investigation which is ongoing," stated the letter, signed by two senior members of the church.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

Criticism of AI on the right ranges from relatively mundane concerns over AI’s potential ability to defame to warnings that AI has a role to play in the end times.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025

It contends that county officials went out of their way to defame Baldwin and their pursuit of criminal charges deprived the actor-producer of his civil rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

Last year, she filed suit against the church, seeking to end what she said were the “mob-style tactics” it had used to harass and defame her.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

The films often had the opposite effect: Despite the mountains of evidence, many Hitler Youth told themselves that the films were exaggerated, if not invented by the Allies as propaganda intended to defame the Nazis.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

A Hong Kong arts hub cancelled the revival of an LGBTQ-themed play hours before tickets went on sale on Saturday, the cast said, after complaints that it "defames" the Chinese city.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025

Narathorn Chotmankongsin was charged under Thailand’s lese majeste law, which calls for three to 15 years’ imprisonment for anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir apparent or the regent.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

"These are clear that we prohibit content that demeans, defames, or promotes discrimination."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022

If she fails to do so or defames the singer, “Britney will be forced to consider and take all appropriate legal action.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

“It’s slanderous. It defames my good name. It’s a shameful way for a member of the Arcanum to behave.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

"Today's Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury's unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll," said Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

While Trump was found to have defamed and sexually abused Carroll, the jury rejected her claim of rape as defined in New York's penal code.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Instead of actually listening to us and providing evidence of studies or environmental impact statements, we just get called names and bullied and defamed on national television.”

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

After successfully proving president Donald Trump sexually abused her, then also defamed her, E. Jean Carroll secured historic legal settlements to the tune of roughly $90 million.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

For while the carman and the coster flew at each other's name and address, and defamed each other's eyes and mother, Dicky gathered a handful of cough-drops, muddy, it is true, but easy to wipe.

From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur

Chaves has had strained ties with local media, whom he accuses of defaming him.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

“The whole thing’s about defaming me,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Capriglione said he was “not above scrutiny,” but threatened legal action, seemingly against Current Revolt as well as Grace, for what he characterized as “lying and defaming me.”

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025

A jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll in 2023, ordering him to pay $5 million in damages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

The broken bit of mirror danced away from him; he picked it up and turned it over in his fingers, thinking, thinking of Dumbledore and the lies with which Rita Skeeter was defaming him....

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling