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NYC Teachers Sue City for Slander Over Lesbian Sex Allegations

Two New York City high school teachers accused of having a sexual romp in a classroom are suing the city for $2 million for ruining their reputations. Alini Brito and Cindy Mauro were fired last month after a state arbitrator's report concluded that the pair of language teachers were having a "sexual encounter" when...

Knox's Parents Are Just the Latest to Run Afoul of Italy's Libel Laws

Amanda Knox's parents said today they will not stop fighting to clear her name, even though they themselves have not been indicted on criminal libel charges in Italy. Curt Knox and Edda Mellas, who could face prison time, e-mailed a statement to The Associated Press saying their "focus is unchanged" and "remains...

Italian Judge: Amanda Knox Parents Must Stand Trial for Libel

An Italian judge has ordered the parents of Amanda Knox to stand trial for libel because they told a newspaper that their daughter had been mistreated during a police interrogation. The date set for the trial of Curt Knox and Edda Mellas is July 4, leading Italy's Corriere della Sera to say, "It will not be a good Fourth...

Sean Avery To 'Libelous' Reporter: You Can Stuff Your Sorries in a Sack, Mister

In case you haven't noticed, Sean Avery seems rather fond of annoying the living piss out of people. So as well-intentioned as Monday's retraction by FAN 590 reporter Howard Berger was, obviously that wasn't going to be enough for Avery. He's now become that girlfriend who finally gets you to admit that you screwed up and...

Background on libel

Defamation—also called calumny, vilification, traducement, slander (for transitory statements), and libel (for written, broadcast, or otherwise published words)—is the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government, or nation a negative image.

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