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Case 18-2868, Document 276, 08/09/2019, 2628224, Page2 of 77 TABLE OF CONENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ou... cece eccscsecsescseeeeseseeesaesenesessesseecssseaeecseeseacseeesesaeeeeesaeaeea 1 FACTS woes cecseseeseseeescseseseescseescscscsesecsesseecscseseescaesesaeseseeecaesesecessesaeecasseaeecasecanseseeesaesaeeeesatea 1 SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD ooo ccccecceeeeceesceecaeseeeeessenececseseesscseeeeesseeeeeeaeees 0 ARGUMENT 0c cesses csesessescseecsescseeecsesesesecsessscseseseescaesecaescseeesaeseesessessescaesesenecseeesansenee 2 I. Ms. Maxwell is not liable for republications of her January 2015 statement that she did not authorize or request and by entities she did not CONtIOL. 0.0.0... ceceeseeseeseeeeteeseeeeeeeseeeenteneeeees 2 A. Summary judgment is warranted to the extent plaintiff seeks to impose liability on any media’s republication of all or a portion of the January 2015 statement. ........ 2 B. Because plaintiff is a limited public figure, imposing liability upon Ms. Maxwell for republication of the January 2015 statement would violate the First AMendMent. ..... eee ceceeecseseneeecsesceecsesessescsesesanscseecaeseseeecsesseecseseesssseeesacseeeeeas 6 C. Plaintiff should be barred from introducing into evidence any republication of an excerpt from the January 2015 statement... eee eeseeeeeeeseeecseteeeeseeeeeeaeees 7 IL Summary judgment is warranted under the New York Constitution. 0.00.00. 8 A. The January 2015 statement constitutes nonactionable opinion. 00.0.0... eee 8 B. In this Rule 56 proceeding, this Court’s Rule 12(b)(6) opinion does not control the question of law whether the January 2015 statement constitutes nonactionable OPUION. ee eeeeceeceseeeesceseeceseeseeecseesceseeccsecaeaesecseesenaeseeseeseaecaeeseeesereaeeasereaeeaeereneeateaees 31 Ill. The pre-litigation privilege bars this action. .........ccccceseeseeseeseseeseeeceeeseeeeeseseeaeeseeeseeeseeeeeaees 33 IV. Ms. Maxwell’s January 4, 2015, statement is nonactionable. ..........:cceceesesseseeseeeeeeeseeeeneeeees 38 V. The defamation claim should be dismissed because the publication is substantially true. ... 39 VI. Plaintiff cannot establish actual malice by clear and convincing evidence. ..........ceceeeeeees 40 A. Facts. ooo cecescesceesessesescseesescseseeecaeseececsessescsesessescsesecaeseseeecaeseeecesseseescseeeaeseseeesanegs 40 B. Plaintiff carries the burden of proving actual malice by clear and convincing OVIENCE. oes e eee seesescseeecsescseeecacsesececsesseecsesessescsesecaesesesecaesaecsssesesscseeseasseeeeenaeees 48 C. Plaintiff is a public figure who must prove actual malice... eee 49 1. Plaintiff successfully invited public attention to influence others. ........... 51 i