Briggs v. CHANNEL 4, KGBT

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

In this summary judgment case, we are presented with the issue of whether a genuine issue of material fact exists regarding appellant’s libel cause of action. In seven points of error, appellant primarily raises issues regarding his status as a public figure under the standard of New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964); Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323, 94 S.Ct. 2997,41 L.Ed.2d 789 (1974), and the existence of a fact issue on appellees’ actual malice.

In reviewing a summary judgment, we follow the well-established rules…