A national magazine published an article about a famous movie star. The movie star is angry because the information contained in the story is not correct. If the actress sues the magazine:
a. she will need to show that the magazine either knew the story was false or acted with reckless disregard of the facts.
b. she will need to show that the magazine failed to attempt to verify the story by trying to contact her or her agent before the story was printed.
c. she will need to show that the magazine could have discovered that the story was false but failed to do so.
d. she will need to show that the magazine has a history of being "reckless" with facts on a regular basis.
Answer: A
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Business Law Chapter 6
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