Can an individual accused of making defamatory statements by their own conduct, create their own defense by making the claimant public figure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hui v. Huang, B279426 (Cal. App. 2018):
Nor can an individual accused of making defamatory statements by her "'own conduct, create [her] own defense by making the claimant a public figure.' (Hutchinson v. Proxmire [(1979)] 443 U.S. [111,] 135, 99 S.Ct. [2688,] 61 L.Ed.2d [411,]
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