Rebel Wilson is wanting a suit against Bauer Media for a defamatory comment they had made about her in their magazine. We believe the statement to be considered libel, as it tears her reputation apart and will make her lose a lot of money. In order to understand where Rebel Wilson is coming from, we must look at the facts of the case. This will help us realize her claim of why this comment in the Bauer Media magazine was defamatory, and has ruined her reputation. • The Bauer Media wrote in their Women’s Day and accused Ms. Wilson as the kind of a “’serial liar’ and opportunist who assumed a false name, age and biography in order to advance her career.” • This harsh statement against Rebel Wilson caused her reputation, as a world-wide actress, …show more content…
Statement of fact: This statement made by the Bauer Media talks about how Rebel is a “serial liar”. The question we would need to look at to see if this is fact or not: Is Rebel Wilson really a liar? If we are able to research and study Wilson’s life, we can see how the remark can be proven true or false. Thus, the magazine comment would be considered a fact. Not only should we look at whether it could be proven as a true or false statement, we should look at the intent behind the magazine. Bauer Media magazine is used to help people know more about social media and what is going on with the celebrities. Thus, we see how anything the magazine writes is not an opinion but certainly a fact about who celebrities are and what they have done. This is the whole point of “Women’s Day” or “Women’s Weekly”, which are the top articles of Bauer Media. 4. Defendant is at fault: After understanding how such a remark is false, we can see that Bauer Media is at fault. If they would have done the correct amount of research they would have understood that their information was completely false and would have not said it in their magazine. Their intention in such a matter of declaring something false would then be taken as to arouse attention to themselves and to hurt someone’s