What constitues defamation of Character?
No. That is not defamation, that is just mean. This is what constitutes defamation: 1. First, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant made a false and defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff. 2. Second, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant made an unprivileged publication to a third party. 3. Third, the plaintiff must prove that the publisher acted at least negligently in publishing the communication. 4. Fourth, in some cases, the plaintiff must prove special damages. EDIT: Calling you “cancer” and ” a poison” is not an objectively verifiable fact. It is an opinion, which is subjective. Opinions are not actionable for defamation claims. Even if you are nice, there is no real way to measure that. Obviously you are not physically “poison or a cancer,” and no reasonable person would think that you are. You are made out of human flesh and most people know that. The way they would construe those comments he made is that he doesn’t like you. People don’t have to agree with h
