MySpace Slander?

[Alexandra813]

Missouri.

I was simply wondering if someone could sue based on a blog posting on myspace.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Missouri.

I was simply wondering if someone could sue based on a blog posting on myspace.

yes, of course they can. They can also be sued for NOT posting there, for reading posts there and for never going there.

any facts you'd like to share?

 

[Alexandra813]

A very close friend of min e suddenly end a friendship over a small amount of money that wasn't owed to him. I owed a mutual friend a small amount of money (less than $20) and both of us forgot about it, until one day he freaked out and seemed to desperately need the money. I had quit my job and didn't have enough for my rent even so I asked him if he could remind me later. he seemed fine but then the univolved friend blew up and screamed profanities and such as me saying what horrible person I was.
Anyway I have a myspace account and I posted a small thing about the incident, noting said was untrue and I never called him anything derrogatory (sp?) it was just a small paragraph explain my feelings about the friendship ending

 

[Alexandra813]

This was the post

Posted on Myspace Thursday August 10

"There's a big problem with our rent this month. They were supposed to take off $200 and they didn't so when we paid them, they gave it back and said we didn't pay the full amount. Well, that's all the money we have. No jobs and all.

Harris and I aren't friends anymore, because I forgot I owed this other guy $17. Yep. Friendship ended over a small amount of money not even owed to him. I had every intention of returning the money it was simply a matter of timing. He wasn't there when I had the money for him a few days after the fact and since then I saw him SEVERAL times and neither one of us remembered. Then he freaked out about it the other night when I went to get my last check. I told him to remind me later because I didn't even have enough money. I wasn't being a bitch about it. I just honestly didn't have the available funds my check didn't even cover rent how was I supposed to give him money? So Harris comes out screaming about how I'm a bitch and a backstabber and stuff and so I went over to an ATM and pulled out the last of my savings to give Michael his money. Later that night Harris, called my phone and bitched me out saying we weren't friends anymore and that was it.

Oh, yeah, I have an interview today, wish me luck"

 

[Or Not]

So you're wondering if he can sue you? Sure he can, I could sue you for posting it myself. Winning anything is another matter entirely.

 

[Shah]

Sue

You might want to take out the name you mention. If you don't mention the 'real' name then NO, I don't believe you can be sued. If there is any truth to the story, I really doubt you can be sued. This person may try, but I doubt it would go anywhere.

Posted on Myspace Thursday August 10

"There's a big problem with our rent this month. They were supposed to take off $200 and they didn't so when we paid them, they gave it back and said we didn't pay the full amount. Well, that's all the money we have. No jobs and all.

Harris and I aren't friends anymore, because I forgot I owed this other guy $17. Yep. Friendship ended over a small amount of money not even owed to him. I had every intention of returning the money it was simply a matter of timing. He wasn't there when I had the money for him a few days after the fact and since then I saw him SEVERAL times and neither one of us remembered. Then he freaked out about it the other night when I went to get my last check. I told him to remind me later because I didn't even have enough money. I wasn't being a bitch about it. I just honestly didn't have the available funds my check didn't even cover rent how was I supposed to give him money? So Harris comes out screaming about how I'm a bitch and a backstabber and stuff and so I went over to an ATM and pulled out the last of my savings to give Michael his money. Later that night Harris, called my phone and bitched me out saying we weren't friends anymore and that was it.

Oh, yeah, I have an interview today, wish me luck"

 

[BelizeBreeze]

You might want to take out the name you mention. If you don't mention the 'real' name then NO, I don't believe you can be sued. If there is any truth to the story, I really doubt you can be sued. This person may try, but I doubt it would go anywhere.

and of course, that is NOT TRUE. Taking out the real name has absolutely no LEGAL effect on whether or not the poster can be sued for such.

 

[Quaere]

it was just a small paragraph explain my feelings about the friendship ending

Defamation is about reputation. Do you think the fact that you claim he yelled at you is going to harm his reputation? Can you imagine people shunning this guy because you claim he yelled at you? I think not.