A recent media ethics/media law case happened between a celebrity (Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe) and the woman who defamed her on the TV show "Extra" (Rebecca White). Rowe sued White claiming that she suffered from the false comments that White made, accusing Rowe of just wanting money from her deceased-ex-husband rather than custody of their children.
You can read the story in more detail here.
I think that Rowe had every right to sue White for her false comments. Hopefully cases like this will continue to teach people the importance of thinking before you speak, and that our words can be hurtful and have consequences. It's like what mothers have said for centuries..."If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
Good example. I'm surprised she won, just because of the difficulty of proving the woman's claims were untrue.
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