Michael Avenatti - A Crook

bone said:
And freedom of the press in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

This is where Avenatti appearing on hundreds of television segments and having his name published tens of thousands of times since February is the saw that cuts both ways - he is now a 'public figure'. The legal hurdle for a public figure to successfully prove malice against the press is a pretty steep one.

So, the entire world currently watches Avenatti. And Avenatti publicly threatening to sue a very modest media outlet for looking at public records about his past is only going to invite more media scrutiny. The mainstream media can tear him down just as fast as it built him up - it sells advertising.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation#United_States
 
Here4money said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation#United_States
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From your link:

public figures could win a libel suit only if they could demonstrate the publisher's "knowledge that the information was false" or that the information was published "with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.

I'm sure Mr. Avenatti would be considered a public figure and his claiming that comments are false do not quite meet the standard of the publisher knowing the information was false.

He's just starting to feel the heat. And I do mean just starting.
 
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