Does a person have to make statements in furtherance of their right of petition or free speech in connection with a public issue?

Acts in furtherance of a person's right of petition or free speech include conduct in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of petition or the constitutional right of free speech in connection with a public issue or an issue of public interest. ( 425.16, subd. (e)(4).) Whether statements have been made in connection with a public issue include whether the statement or the activity precipitated in the claim involve a topic of widespread public interest. (Wilbanks v. Wolk (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 883, 898.)