reputations

“Memes have been known to ruin people’s reputations. Anyone can grab a picture, add a caption, post online and things can spiral out of control quickly,” Denisova says.

De León and Cedillo filed separate lawsuits in Los Angeles County Superior Court last year, saying the recording did permanent harm to their reputations and careers.

He added that it was a "reasonable choice" to instruct a solicitor in central London, given the size of the claim and the "reputations at stake".

Regarding the size of the claim and the importance of the matter to the “reputations at stake”, he said “instructing a solicitor in central London was a reasonable choice”.

They shouldn't have been concentrating on saving their own skins and jobs and reputations.