What are the elements of a common law claim based on the public disclosure of private facts?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Shulman v. Group W Productions, Inc., 51 Cal.App.4th 850, 59 Cal.Rptr.2d 434 (Cal. App. 1996):

There are three required elements for a common law claim based on the public disclosure of private facts: (1) the disclosure must have been public; (2) the facts disclosed must have been private, not public; and (3) the matter made public must have been offensive and objectionable to a reasonable person of ordinary sensibilities. (Forsher v. Bugliosi (1980) 26 Cal.3d 792, 808-809, 163 Cal.Rptr. 628, 608 P.2d 716.)

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