PhotoMelania Trump filed a libel lawsuit Thursday against the publisher of The Daily Mail, contending that it published an article that contained “false and defamatory statements,” including that she was once an escort. The Daily Mail published a retraction and apology after the lawsuit was filed Thursday. Ms. Trump also sued Webster G. Tarpley, who runs the blog Tarpley.net, for a post published Aug. 2. Tarpley.net retracted the post on Aug. 22 and issued an apology to Ms. Trump. Ms. Trump filed the lawsuit in Maryland because Mr. Tarpley lives there and “based upon the transaction of business in the State of Maryland by Tarpley and Daily Mail,” according to the complaint.

Source: New York Times September 02, 2016 01:30 UTC