A Reporter Receives Information from Several Highly Credible Sources That

Multiple Choice

A reporter receives information from several highly credible sources that a famous actress is pregnant and that the father of the baby is not her husband.The story is later proved untrue.The actress sues for defamation.Is she likely to be successful?

A) No,because the allegations would be unlikely to damage a person's reputation.
B) Yes,because pregnancy is a private matter even for public figures.
C) Yes,because the printed story would be likely to damage the reputation of the actress.
D) No,because the reporter did not act with actual malice.
E) Yes,because the printed story turned out to be untrue.