You'd have to find a reasonable person that listened to his show first :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Jo Sminkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You're absolutely correct...but you'd have a hard time justifying his > remarks as a joke. Again, they have to be stated in such a way that any > reasonable person would see it as humor...many reasonable people do not > at all find them as anything other than remarks with malicious intent. > You may not agree...but Imus saying it was just a joke it not enough to > clear the statements of being slander. > > As for tabloids..they certainly get sued on a regular basis and there > have been some pretty hefty damages awarded. But they are pretty good > at covering what they do, and in general, suing them is more damaging > to the celebrity being libeled than just ignoring them. Most have > lawyers on staff to read over questionable articles to make sure they > stay just short of crossing the line of presenting the information as > "fact". > > > > > > >
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