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Tweet Torts: Rocker Courtney Love Sued by Designer For Defamation on Twitter

We have been following the expansion of defamation cases linked to Internet sites, here, and here. We now have an interesting Twitter case involving rock star Courtney Love, who lost her bid recently to dismiss a libel action filed by designer Dawn Simorangkir. Simorangkir claims in the lawsuit that Love “has embarked in what is nothing short of an obsessive and delusional crusade to terrorize and destroy” her.

The Tweet that makes this a particularly strong case is where Love described Simorangkir as having a “history of dealing cocaine.” Under the common law, alleging criminal conduct is a per se category of defamation. Love also accused her of being a drug addict, a prostitute, a thief, and a “horrible lying bitch.”

Simorangkir, known as the Boudoir Queen, is suing for libel, privacy violations, contractual breaches, and emotional distress. She also claims defamation on Love’s Facebook page.

We have previously seen Tweet torts for libel, here.

Here is the complaint: courtney_love_lawsuit_090331

For the full story, click here and here.

7 thoughts on “Tweet Torts: Rocker Courtney Love Sued by Designer For Defamation on Twitter”

  1. I am the girl you know can’t look you in the eye
    I am the girl you know so sick i cannot try
    I am the one you want can’t look you in the eye
    I am the girl you know i lie and lie and lie

    I’m miss world, somebody kill me
    kill me pills, no one cares my friends
    my friends

    I’m miss world, watch me break and watch me burn
    no one is listening my friends

    I make my bed i lie in it

  3. Okay, so did she just become famous because she was married to Kurt Cobain?
    Did someone think she was worth giving a record deal to because of that?

    And why is anyone taking anything that comes out of her mouth seriously?

  5. AY,

    In the words of a former employees teen sister, “Ewwwwwww! Loser! Whatever!”

    Courtney’s not only not in the same ballpark as Mila, she’s not in the same ZIP code.

  6. Well if you are going to have a band and call it “Hole” what more would you expect?

    Buddha, You love her and thats why you stopped. Not as good as “Milla Jovovich” but close?

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