If all they say is 'TMZ is reporting a story', then they can slime (if this isn't true) Gibson all day long with no risk to themselves.
It's a noted ploy of the unscrupulous.
If all they say is 'TMZ is reporting a story', then they can slime (if this isn't true) Gibson all day long with no risk to themselves
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Supreme Court says you can be liable for pulling that stunt of repeating a story.
UPI isn't shieled from liability, as I understand it.