During an episode of Sports Center, one of the anchors misread the teleprompter and said LeBron...

During an episode of Sports Center, one of the anchors misread the teleprompter and said LeBron James was closing his school for at risk youth. In reality, LeBron James was expanding his school. This statement by the anchor was a slip of the tongue and corrected in the next episode. Would LeBron’s defamation suit against Sports Center and the anchor be successful? Why or why not?

Expert Solution

Defamation alludes to a false and unprivileged statement of fact which harms the reputation of someone and is reported to be defective because of negligence or malice. State laws often defame in a particular way. Defamation is written while defamation is spoken of slander.

The applicant must prove that the statement referring to him and published was defamatory. It is irrelevant in the common law that an accused did not intend to refer to the applicant. In cases of unintentional defamation, the Defamation Act 1952 Section 4 provides for the special statutory defense by authorizing a defamer to offer modifications by making appropriate corrections and apology. The person who accepts the offer may or may not enter into, or continue, defamation proceedings under further amendment contained in the Defamation Act 1996.

Therefore LeBron James may still proceed to defamation of the Sports Center and the anchor and only use this correction as a suit defense.

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