Legal Opinion
Huggins v. Moore
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1999PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
Plaintiff Charles Huggins is the former husband of Melba Moore, a popular actress of the musical stage and recording artist, having received a Tony award and two Grammy nominations. Plaintiff brought this defamation action as a result of three articles written by defendant Linda Stasi and published in the “Hot Copy” column of defendant Daily News in 1993. The articles concerned Moore’s allegations of plaintiffs betrayal of trust in their personal and financial relationships during the dissolution of their marriage. The series reported how Moore began to speak out…
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