Bingo. Basically Cruz is going to have to bend over and take this from the NE,,and if he has had affairs, hope they don’t have the goods on him, otherwise it’s game over. Informative article from 1991 in the Times explains why celebrities never sue.
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/04/news/how-the-supermarket-tabloids-stay-out-of-court.html
Mr. Wolff said that The Enquirer's success in avoiding legal judgments stems from its careful reporting and editing and its reliance on legal advice throughout the editorial process.
In addition to the three lawyers from Williams & Connolly who represent The Enquirer in litigation matters, a group of four lawyers from the firm reads nearly every article before publication. Other supermarket tabloids have similar policies.
Good article.
“Mr. Wolff said that The Enquirer’s success in avoiding legal judgments stems from its careful reporting and editing and its reliance on legal advice throughout the editorial process.”
Sounds like they do a good job when the chips are down. Ted could sue because it’s not about actually going to court and litigating it, that would be the worst case scenario for him and a difficult climb mainly because of discovery and disclosure. It is wrong to state because they don’t go to trial that therefore the plaintiff shouldn’t sue. Here’s the point:
“As a result, very few lawsuits ever come to trial. Some end with a settlement that includes a printed retraction or an agreement that the newspaper will not write anything about the celebrity for a specified period.”
You don’t hear a lot of these because the plaintiff’s lawyer sends a threatening letter and a number get settled out of court. So for Ted, get his lawyer to send a threatening letter. At least he could claim ‘my lawyers have corresponded with the magazine.” But there is likely more than enough evidence that he won’t even do that.