December 2024

Defamation Suit Over Nancy Grace True Crime Show and Podcast Dismissed

By Mary Ellen Roy and Elana Beiser

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter December 2024

TOPICS : Defamation, Truth

Considering the allegedly defamatory statements as a whole in the context in which they were made, the Court held that they are not defamatory because they are not “of and concerning” the Plaintiffs, are substantially true, and/or are opinion on disclosed facts.

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