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New York Magazine - May 2008 - SJP

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Posted: 07.05.2008 at 03.26
Is it slander though? It's objective. Surely it's not slander in this day and age to find a person ugly?!
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Posted: 07.05.2008 at 03.55
People can sue anyone for anything...

Some guy sued a fast-food place for claiming they had "the best burgers in the world" because he disagreed...
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Posted: 07.05.2008 at 04.49
Post by Daniel

Is it slander though? It's objective. Surely it's not slander in this day and age to find a person ugly?!

It is objective and it's not slander to find a person ugly and the press can supposedly operate in freedom, however if the sueing party can identify how allegations made by the press have resulted in personal injury (i.e. damage in reputation ending in the loss of lucrative deals), the law may well demand a retraction as well as monetary reimbursement equivalent to the estimated loss.
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