Legal Opinion
Clint Eastwood v. National Enquirer, Inc., Clint Eastwood v. National Enquirer, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1997No. 95-56758, 96-55560PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
Did defendant falsely represent that plaintiff had given it an interview? Or did it avoid learning that the purported interview was a fabrication? And was the jury right in finding “actual malice”?
Enquiring judges want to know.
On December 21, 1993, the front page of the National Enquirer touted an “Exclusive Interview” with Clint Eastwood. See Figure 1. Under the headline “Clint Eastwood at 63: Being a new dad has made my day,” 1 the “interview” featured “quotes” from Eastwood about his relationship with actress Frances Fisher (“I propose marriage to her from time to…
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by65 opinions
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