Amrak Productions, Inc. v. Morton
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants James Albright, a former bodyguard and lover of Madonna, and his corporate agent, Amrak Productions, Inc. (“Amrak”), appeal from the dismissal of their defamation, invasion of privacy, and other state claims stemming from the publication of a tell-all book, Madonna. In a nutshell, defendants-appellees author and publishers allegedly portrayed Albright as á homosexual by miscaptioning a picture of a homosexual individual with Albright’s name in a book and magazines. The district court dismissed appellants’ claims, finding that for the “photograph…
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