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He has denied any wrongdoing and called the allegations an attempt to defame him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The all-out legal brawl between Baldoni and Lively escalated when Baldoni sued The New York Times for defamation, claiming the paper had colluded with Lively to use text messages out of context to defame him.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 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

And do you know what this all means—that the gossipmongers once again have an opportunity to defame my son with these ridiculous rumors about his parentage.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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

Anyone who insults or defames key members of the royal family, including the king, queen, heir apparent or regent, can be punished by up to 15 years in prison on each count under the law.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 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

This is a reference to Article 112 of Thailand's criminal code, which states: "Whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, Queen, Heir-Apparent or Regent shall be punished with imprisonment of three to 15 years".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2020

“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

Gowan and Hijazi countersued, alleging Katz and Junger defamed them by falsely claiming D2 wouldn’t allow employees to seek support for Jewish clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"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

The ad did not mention Sullivan by name but he said he was defamed by the ad’s criticism of the police.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

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 William Davy Watson

A civic group and bereaved families filed a complaint accusing members of the Shinsegae Group, which operates Starbucks Korea, of defaming and insulting the victims and relatives.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Sacks accused the union and the mayor of defaming him repeatedly since.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

It also accuses Ms Javadli of posting videos on social media in which "she insulted and slandered" her former husband as well as defaming the state and violating state laws.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

Adams read in the newspapers that Jefferson had compiled “a Magazine of slips of newspapers, and pamphlets, vilifying, calumniating and defaming you.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis