JWeinCom said:
In a defamation suit, you would focus on specific statements. To my knowledge none of the statements that were found to be defamatory mentioned sexual abuse. The claims of sexual abuse were more vague as to the time period they applied to, which I'm guessing is why they were not alleged to be defamatory in the lawsuit. |
(1) “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” (2) “Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out.” (3) “I had the rare vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse.
Those are the statements found to be defamatory. I'd say it should be easy to establish actual malice if she got caught lying, even if she indeed felt she was a victim of abuse. Has "he/she believed his/her own lies" ever been a viable defence? Well maybe if she provided a psychologigal evaluation by doctors that she's out of touch with reality.
