Defamation - The Cut

power May 11, 2023

Trump Still Claims He Doesn’t Know E. JeanEven though he owes her $5 million for defamation and sex abuse.

By Claire Lampen

lawsuits Dec. 19, 2022

Amber Heard Has Settled With Johnny Depp“I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to.”

By Claire Lampen, Olivia Truffaut-Wong, and Danielle Cohen

lies Nov. 21, 2022

Alex Jones Owes Sandy Hook Families Nearly $1.5 BillionA new report suggests Jones may have moved money around to simulate bankruptcy.

By Claire Lampen

power Nov. 9, 2022

Virginia Giuffre Drops Defamation Suit Against Alan DershowitzThe Epstein accuser says she might have “made a mistake” when she accused the Harvard lawyer of sexually assaulting her.

By Bindu Bansinath

culture Oct. 30, 2022

Ye Says He’s Been ‘Humbled’ After George Floyd RemarksYe could be hit with a $250 million lawsuit for defamation after promoting conspiracy theories about Floyd’s death.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

inventing anna Aug. 31, 2022

Anna Delvey’s Ex-Friend Sues Netflix Over Her PortrayalRachel DeLoache Williams is seeking damages for being portrayed as “a horrible person” in Inventing Anna.

By Bindu Bansinath

depp v. heard Aug. 1, 2022

The Biggest Takeaways From Those Unsealed Depp v. Heard DocumentsOver 6,000 pages of court filings suggest the omission of certain pieces of evidence might have worked in Johnny Depp’s favor.

By Claire Lampen

depp v. heard June 19, 2022

Amber Heard Releases Therapy Notes Excluded From Trial“There’s a binder worth of years of notes dating back to 2011, from the very beginning of my relationship.”

By Claire Lampen

depp v. heard June 10, 2022

Johnny Depp’s Playbook Won’t Work for Most MenDefamation suits are primarily a tool for the rich and famous.

By Angelina Chapin

depp v. heard June 8, 2022

Depp’s Lawyers Claim His Case Doesn’t Mean Anything for Me TooAbuse survivors and their advocates say otherwise.

By Claire Lampen

depp v. heard June 3, 2022

How Did Johnny Depp Become the Good Guy?Depp v. Heard put the actor’s misogyny on full display. For his fans, he still walked away the hero.

By Claire Lampen

lawsuits June 2, 2022

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard React to the Defamation Verdict“The jury gave me my life back,” Depp wrote on Instagram.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

power May 18, 2022

Fans Are Spending Thousands to See the Depp v. Heard TrialSome traveled cross-country, camping outside the Virginia courthouse for the chance to be among the trial spectators.

By Mia Mercado

not cool May 4, 2022

Johnny Depp Stans Are Now Attacking a Court PsychologistHell hath no fury like the fandom of a man accused of domestic violence.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

power Oct. 28, 2020

E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit Against Trump Will Move ForwardA federal judge blocked the Justice Department’s attempt to shield the president from the defamation suit.

By Hannah Gold

stormy daniels-donald trump scandal Apr. 30, 2018

Stormy Daniels Sues Donald Trump for DefamationAfter he called the sketch she released of the man who allegedly threatened her in 2011 “a total con job.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

lawsuits Apr. 17, 2018

Sandy Hook Parents Are Suing Alex Jones for DefamationThe popular conspiracy theorist has spent years claiming that the mass shooting in which 20 children died was a false-flag operation.

By Gabriella Paiella

lawsuits Jan. 4, 2018