1. Media and the Defamation of Athletes
... ;played out" as a point guard (The Sports brothers). Based upon this example, it is apparent that professional athletes are not pampered, at least not by the media. Commentary and debate about an athlete's abilities, however, is not defamatory and it is very difficult for professional athlete to prove defamation. Sports stars have chosen a profession in which opinionated statements ... the group or person being defamed (Reuters). Review of Literature In this paper I did research on 5 different cases that all had similar comparisons. These cases include Chuy v. Philadelphia Eagles footbal...
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