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Case 18-2868, Document 287, 08/09/2019, 2628251, Page57 of 76 of Acuity Reputation, the public relations firm hired by Maxwell. The initial sentence of the Press Release —- “Please find attached a quotable statement on behalf of Maxwell” — communicates Maxwell’s authorization for the media recipients of the Press Release to publish it. See Nat’l Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc. v. Casa Pubs., Inc., 79 A.D.3d 592, 595 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep’t 2010) (affirming the refusal to dismiss defamation counts against a defendant who “submitted an open letter that was published in [a] newspaper, and that [the defendant] paid to have the open letter published,” finding that the defendant “authorized [the newspaper] to recommunicate his statements.”). Maxwell has cited Geraci v. Probst in support of her position, but Geraci is distinguishable from the instant action. In Geraci, the defendant sent a letter to the Board of Fire Commissioners, and, more than three years later, a newspaper published the letter. The court held that the defendant was not liable for that belated publication, “made years later without his knowledge or participation.” 938 N.E.2d at 919. Here, unlike in Geraci, the Press Release was not published “without [her] authority or request,” but rather with Maxwell’s authority and 57