[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

They need to answer this point. Their BS employee interviewing their boss was a PR move.

Thinking logically, if an individual took a secret recording of me, and only released the most damaging elements of that recording -- I would believe they have nefarious and/or self seeking intent.

— Gary McKenzie (@Super_G_Chiefs) July 19, 2019

Yeah, defamation on a public figure is a reeeal high bar.

And I think there's an argument that TV5 cleared it. Sadly, the Star is just incompetent but they have enough cover to avoid a lawsuit.

TV5, OTOH, would struggle to convince a jury on that 'newsworthy' shit and I suspect whatever the press version of the 'business judgment rule' wouldn't be enough to cover their asses.

Hill probably just wants to be past all this and the Chiefs likely do as well. But I actually think he'd at least get a case to a jury on defamation as to TV5. That was a real hatchet job and done with full knowledge of the tape and what was on it.

It doesn't get much more 'actual malice' than that, IMO.