Here are the grounds for filing a lawsuit for defamation of character. Boosie can prove all of these things against lil nas x.
To establish a character defamation case, you must show:
- The statement was not substantially true.
- You can identify who made the false statement.
- The person knowingly or recklessly made a false statement.
- The statement was published (verbally or in writing) to someone other than you.
- The false statement harmed you.
To prove defamation, a plaintiff must show four things:
1)
a false statement purporting to be fact;
2) publication or communication of that statement to a third person;
3) fault amounting to at least negligence; and
4) damages, or some harm caused to the person or entity who is the subject of the statement.