9th Circuit Denies On-Line Newspaper’s Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Porn Star’s Libel & False Light Lawsuit

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed a decision by District Judge George H. Wu to deny an anti-SLAPP motion by Associated Newspapers LTD, publishers of Daily Mail Online, which is being sued by “Danni Ashe,” a straight porn diva whose real name is Leah Manzari, over the use of her picture to illustrate an article about HIV in the porn industry.  Manzari v. Associated Newspapers <Read More>