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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

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.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

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

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

South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters Wednesday, the chain's local operator told AFP, following allegations an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The lawyer said the arrests happened now to prevent the brothers from having their day in court in an upcoming civil case they filed against a woman they claim defamed them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal requested by President Donald Trump to review the civil case that found he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll.

From BBC ● 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

The common people jested about her openly, and her character was defamed.

From The Viceroys of Ireland by Charles O'Mahony

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit in which Drake had accused the world’s biggest record company of defaming him with the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Thailand's lese majeste law forbids anyone from defaming or threatening the royal family.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 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