• Profile logout login

#rulings

Gawker

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #stalker,
  • #opencaption,
  • #internalmemos,
  • etc.

New York, 10:44 AM
Wed Nov 25
49 posts in the last 24 hours

Team

Tip Your Editors:
tips@gawker.com
Tipline: 646-214-8138

Editor-in-Chief:
Gabriel Snyder | Email

West Coast Editor:
Richard Rushfield | Email

Contributing Editors:

Valleywag:
Ryan Tate | Email

Media:
Hamilton Nolan | Email

Politics:
Alex Pareene | Email

Investigations:
John Cook | Email

Entertainment:
Brian Moylan | Email

Nights:
Adrian Chen | Email
Azaria Jagger | Email
Ravi Somaiya | Email

Weekends:
Foster Kamer | Email

Video Editor:
Richard Blakeley | Email

SUBSCRIBE TO Gawker RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
4260 Subscribers
Gawker
  • posts about #rulings more →

    'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined

    Leakers Rejoice: (Some Of) Your Employers Can't Read Your Emails

    Prepster Designer Lacoste Licked In Court By Family Dentists

    Lane Garrison Gets 40 Months Without Possibility Of Kick-Ass High School Parties
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of freedc freedc
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    Prostitution whore!!!!!!!!!


    Sorry, that never gets old.


    The Post is wrong twice because in defamation there's a higher standard when commenting on something like someone's chastity. Worse, they relied on a fucking rapist's publicst who also works for the god-damned paper, didn't disclose that, and used no other sources but an unverified MySpace account. Using the publicst's quote proves malice, something she doesn't even need to show because she isn't a public figure, but can show anyway.


    From the writing of this decision, it sounds like some moronic, immature law clerk was more concerned with writing funny words than actually getting any law right and the judge just signed off on it. But they'll get overturned, she's going to win in the end.

     Reply
    freedc was starred freedc was unstarred
    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    @DaveCrabtree: @kneetoe:


    To paraphrase Woody Allen, I wouldn't want to be a member of a society that would have friendly intercourse with a person like me.

     Reply
    SidAndFinancy was starred SidAndFinancy was unstarred
    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    Where do them "right-thinking persons" live? I guess you can offend us progressives all you want.
     Reply
    Tremonius was starred Tremonius was unstarred
    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    in the ruling, "promiscuous slut" is in quotes - who is being quoted? surely, those are not the judge's own words.
     Reply
    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ was starred ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ was unstarred
    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    The law's some tricky shit.


    But, ahhh, I feel as if all my sins have been washed clean by jurisprudence.

     Reply
    BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred
    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    Why didn't the photographer make her take out her candy wax lips before he snapped this picture?
     Reply
    SaraRueful was starred SaraRueful was unstarred
    Image of kneetoe kneetoe
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    "friendly intercourse in society"? Someone got a kick out of writing that one.
     Reply
    kneetoe was starred kneetoe was unstarred
    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/08/09

    @kneetoe: "At bottom." Lulz.
     Reply
    BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred
    Image of DaveCrabtree DaveCrabtree
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    Well, how could she win this case if the test is whether the allegedly libelous statements would "deprive [her] of . . . friendly intercourse in society"? If anything, they'd do the exact opposite.
     Reply
    DaveCrabtree was starred DaveCrabtree was unstarred
    Image of depardoo depardoo
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    "At bottom" - heh.


    I'm betting whe was originally a man.

     Reply
    depardoo was starred depardoo was unstarred
    Image of anxiogenic anxiogenic
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    Suing someone for re-printing something that you put forth for public consumption on myspace is idiotic. I think once you publish sexual fantasies on a social networking site your reasonable degree of privacy goes out with your self-respect.
     Reply
    anxiogenic was starred anxiogenic was unstarred
    Image of easternsike easternsike
    07/08/09

    @anxiogenic: Ouch! Expressing fantasies (even thru myspace) is for sure not synonymous with throwing away self respect.
     Reply
    easternsike was starred easternsike was unstarred
    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/08/09

    @easternsike: You'd better pray it ain't, sister.
     Reply
    BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred
    Image of aMagnificentBasterd aMagnificentBasterd
    07/08/09

    In reply to 'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
    But WAS she a man, MAN!?
     Reply
    aMagnificentBasterd was starred aMagnificentBasterd was unstarred
    Image of ObamaIsMyPresident ObamaIsMyPresident
    07/08/09

    @aMagnificentBasterd: I know! I think being labeled a tranny is worse than being a slut
     Reply
    ObamaIsMyPresident was starred ObamaIsMyPresident was unstarred
    Image of The Recession Is Over The Recession Is Over
    07/08/09

    @ObamaIsMyPresident: And uh... If she wasn't a man... does anyone have a link to her myspace page?
     Reply
    The Recession Is Over was starred The Recession Is Over was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/08/09

    @I do love Sherry: Also uh...If she was...does anyone have a link to her myspace page?
     Reply
    92BuickLeSabre was starred 92BuickLeSabre was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Gawker account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.