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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 2598395, member: 1526"] Staley is a public figure. It is much tougher to prove a defamation case against a public figure because the burden of proof is much higher. You have to prove malice and a total disregard for the truth. What makes it even tougher is proving that she suffered some economic consequences due to her reputation being besmirched. She's not about to lose her job, and she's certainly not going to be able to prove she would not get another job because of it, so exactly how has she been harmed? I don't have anything against her. She's an Olympian, great coach, has a great program, and pulled herself off the mean streets of Philly, but this comes off as though she's a five year old kid who didn't like getting sand kicked in her face at the playground. [/QUOTE]