Legal Opinion
Huggins v. Moore
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 8, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
The present defamation action, one of several launched by acrimony arising from the divorce of singer Melba Moore and her husband, present plaintiff Charles Huggins, centers on three Daily News articles by gossip columnist Linda Stasi over the course of a month reporting Moore’s views and statements on purported aspects of the divorce.
Melba Moore, a Tony Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee, is a well-known entertainer. Huggins is a producer in the musical entertainment business; his production company is Hush Productions (Hush), which managed Moore as…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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