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This case comes to us as an interlocutory appeal under California's anti-SLAPP statute. Defamation by implication claims pose an additional hurdle: Manzari must first show that the article is reasonably understood to imply the defamatory statement, and she must then show that the Daily Mail published the article with knowledge of the false implication or reckless disregard for the truth of what the article implied. In order to prevail, Manzari must show that the Daily Mail acted with actual malice.

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Leah Manzari, famous under her professional name, Danni Ashe, for her groundbreaking work in monetizing online pornography, claims that the Daily Mail Online, an online news outlet, used a photograph of her to convey the defamatory impression that she had tested positive for HIV.Дefamation claims, which arise out of state law, are significantly cabined by the First Amendment, especially when the plaintiff is a public figure, like Manzari. A photograph, especially when coupled with text, can convey a powerful message: in this case, a potentially defamatory one. The panel agreed with the district court that, at this stage in the litigation, Manzari had presented sufficient evidence to move forward with her claim that Daily Mail Online employees acted with actual malice when they published an article implying that Manzari was an HIV-positive sex worker.ДЄ picture is worth a thousand words. Manzari alleged that Associated News Ltd., in its online tabloid newspaper, the Daily Mail Online, used a photograph of her to convey the defamatory impression that she had tested positive for HIV. The panel affirmed the district court's order denying the Associated Newspapers Ltd.'s motion to strike a complaint pursuant to California's anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation statute, in an action alleging defamation by Leah Manzari, a pioneer in the online adult entertainment industry and famous under her professional name, Danni Ashe. Weinberg (argued), Wein Law Group, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.Дefamation /California's Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation Statute Petrich, Leopold, Petrich & Smith PC, Los Angeles, California for Defendant-Appellant. Bolger (argued), Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP, New York, New York Louis P. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.Д¬OUNSEL Katherine M. ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD., Defendant-Appellant. LEAH MANZARI, PKA Danni Ashe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.