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JK Rowling Threatens To Sue Amnesty International Into Oblivion For Expressing An Opinion About A Charity She Funds (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Claiming something is an opinion doesn't protect you from defamation lawsuit.

But since she's most likely a public figure, she'll have to prove that defamatory statement are both false and done to damage her business. Not likely to happen.