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Duchovny v. Daily Mail [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 13:23

Summary

Threat Type: 

Lawsuit

Date: 

10/22/2008

Status: 

Pending

Disposition: 

Material Removed
Retraction Issued

Location: 

California

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Defamation
False Light
X-Files star David Duchovny filed a lawsuit against British publication the Daily Mail over an article published on the newspaper's website that accused him of cheating on his wife Tea Leoni with his tennis instructor.  The Daily Mail took down... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Daily Mail

Type of Party: 

Individual

Type of Party: 

Media Company

Location of Party: 

  • California

Location of Party: 

  • United Kingdom

Legal Counsel: 

Stanton "Larry" Stein - Alschuler Grossman, Stein & Kahan LLP
Description

X-Files star David Duchovny filed a lawsuit against British publication the Daily Mail over an article published on the newspaper's website [2] that accused him of cheating on his wife Tea Leoni with his tennis instructor.  The Daily Mail took down the article shortly after its publication, but other news sites picked it up and republished it, according to Reuters [3].

The Daily Mail published a retraction [4] in November 2008, indicating that the original story was inaccurate.  This may mean that the parties have settled or are close to a settlement.

Related Links: 

  • Reuters: David Duchovny sues Daily Mail over cheating story [3]
  • Daily Mail: David Duchovny [5]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

Daily Mail [2]

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Website

Subject Area: 

  • Defamation
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • California

Source of Law: 

  • California

Court Name: 

Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles

Court Type: 

State
CMLP Information (Private)

Priority: 

1-High

Threat Source: 

RSS

CMLP Notes: 

Source: Reuters

Checked 6/18/09; no new info - CMF

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:07pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/duchovny-v-daily-mail

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/duchovny-v-daily-mail
[2] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
[3] http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE49L8AQ20081022
[4] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/mailonsunday/article-1085847/David-Duchovny.html
[5] https://www.dmlp.org/We%20now%20accept%20this%20is%20inaccurate%20and%20Ms.%20Pakay%20and%20Mr.%20Duchovny%20are%20only%20friends%20who%20used%20to%20play%20tennis%20occasionally.