Word: libellous
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...investigation into the 1996 bombing of venues at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In that case, security guard Richard Jewell was dubbed a "person of interest," sparking a frenzy of speculation despite scant evidence of his involvement in the bombing. Once exonerated, Jewell pursued a series of successful libel suits against media organizations whom he accused of ruining his reputation by using the term...
...demand the Swedish government condemn this groundless article. This is an outright blood libel.' DANIEL AYALON, Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister, on an article published in a Swedish newspaper that accused Israeli soldiers of harvesting organs from dead Palestinians...
...leaning Italian daily, L'Unita, which had referred to a comedienne's sketch about Berlusconi allegedly taking medical injections that allow him to have sex. The Prime Minister's attorney, Niccolo Ghedini, explained to the daily Corriere della Sera on Friday that if necessary Berlusconi would testify in the libel case to prove that he is not impotent: "And why shouldn't Berlusconi be allowed to explain to 20 million Italians, his enamored supporters, that he is perfectly functional?" Such a scenario would be an unprecedented display of a politician proving...
...dinner recently to bury the hatchet, Wynn says Adelson refused, recalling that Wynn had once referred to him as Mr. Magoo. Sitting for an interview at a giant conference table, Adelson stops the conversation every time his videographer - who is either documenting Adelson's entire life or preparing a libel case against me - needs to change tapes and once when he feels the angle is wrong...
...company Coalco for a stake Berezovsky says he owns in Coalco subsidiary Metalloinvest. In addition, Berezovsky's lawyers have lodged a statement with the court denying that commission is owed on a luxury yacht he just sold. And the tycoon is currently suing a Moscow-based television company for libel. Then there's the matter of his divorce from his wife Galina, which is currently being negotiated...