Giannetta v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ALICE LEE GIANNETTA, Plaintiff, 20 Civ. 9016 (PAE) -v- OPINION & ORDER TANA JOHNSON, Defendant. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: Pro se plaintiff Alice Lee Giannetta (“Giannetta”) brings claims against defendant Tana Johnson (“Johnson”) for libel per se and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. Giannetta, a former Mrs. World Pageant contestant and title-holder, alleges that Johnson, a Vice President of Mrs. World, Inc. (“MWI”), sent a defamatory press release to a number of MWI employees and Giannetta’s…