WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DEFAMATION? (Black Letter BodySlam 2/9/24)

WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Defamation Laws and Wrestling: An Analysis
In this episode of Wrestling Soup, the show's 'diabolical lawyer', Jeff Lippmann, provides an in-depth discussion about the concept of defamation, especially in relation to the wrestling world. He explains how defamation is defined under common law, the differences between slander and libel, why free speech is protected, and why proving defamation is more complex than it seems. He dives especially deep into the implications for both public and private figures. Lippmann also implicitly discusses recent wrestling defamation controversies, but without mentioning names to avoid potential legal issues.
00:00 Introduction to Extreme Lawyering
00:55 Understanding Defamation
01:44 Defamation: Slander and Libel
03:14 Defamation: Public Figures vs Private Figures
05:03 Defamation: Proving Damages
05:22 Defamation in the Wrestling Community
10:03 Defamation: The Delicate Dance of Naming Names
11:35 Defamation: Why Suing is Often Not the Answer
11:53 Conclusion: Understanding Defamation in the Wrestling World
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0:00.0	Are you ready for some extreme lawyering? Are you ready for uncut, gratuitous information overload?
0:06.6	On this episode, Wrestling Soup's most diabolical lawyer, coming to you pre-recorded Jeff Lipman,
0:13.1	rises up like a phoenix to educate the masses on all the misunderstood rules of evil law.
0:18.4	So sit back and enjoy what you think you know about defamation is wrong.
0:23.6	You may have paid for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge.
0:33.6	Welcome everyone to the latest edition of A Wrestling Soup and Hammerlock Hangover
0:40.5	Production of the Black Letter Body Slam, where me, Evil Dose, Jeff Whitman, as Mish has been
0:49.5	calling me, the diabolical lawyer, goes into the intersection of law and wrestling.
0:55.7	So lately, defamation has come up a lot.
0:59.7	A lot.
1:01.1	So the context can be Jericho.
1:05.4	The context can be Nick Hausman and the wrestling media.
1:08.9	The context can be anything.
1:10.0	It really doesn't matter.
1:12.5	What is defamation? So defamation is an overarching term for publishing something negative
1:21.8	about someone else that is false and causes them harm. That's an oversimplification. And there's two basic forms.
1:31.5	It's only because defamation sort of stems from common law, which we inherited from Britain.
1:37.0	And of course, as most know, our roots were the Puritans. And, you know, they were sort of uptight. And so I'm going to talk about
1:46.6	slander first only because, well, it's going to be obvious, obvious. There's certain terms I like
1:50.2	to say, which are funny. And so slander is spoken defamation. In this day and age, you know,
2:00.1	that could include what I'm doing right now, recording,
2:03.9	podcasts, YouTubers, videos.
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