Tag: Libel and Slander

Why Alex Jones’s Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies

If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation trial might…

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Alex Jones Puts Company Behind Infowars Empire Into Bankruptcy

AUSTIN, Texas — Facing a potential $150 million judgment and two more…

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‘Wagatha Christie’ Trial: Judge Finds No Libel

LONDON — It began as an Instagram-related quarrel between the spouses of…

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Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Verdict: The Actual Malice of the Trial

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial was, from gavel to gavel, a…

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The Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Libel Case Is in the Jury’s Hands

“A ruling against Amber here sends a message that no matter what…

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TikTok’s Amber Heard Hate Machine

Viewers assess both Depp and Heard’s court appearances as studied performances, but…

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Kate Moss Testifies That Johnny Depp Did Not Push Her Down Stairs

Earlier in the trial, Ellen Barkin, with whom Mr. Depp was also…

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Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and Why We Love to See Women Humiliated

There’s something almost pornographic about the voyeurism involved, with a kink for…

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Amber Heard and the Death of #MeToo

This doesn’t mean that the case is entirely straightforward. Heard has admitted…

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