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Jury Sides with Courtney Love in Trial Over Tweet

(LOS ANGELES) — A jury says Courtney Love did not defame one of her former lawyers in a 2010 Twitter post. Friday’s verdict comes after an eight-day trial that centered on Love’s statements against San Diego-based lawyer Rhonda Holmes. Love hired Holmes to pursue a case against the estate of her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The case was never filed and Holmes said Love fired her. The singer’s tweet suggested that Holmes had been “bought off.” Attorneys for Love maintai...

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02:04 on January 25 2014

Jury Sides with Courtney Love in Trial Over Tweet

Time — (LOS ANGELES) — A jury says Courtney Love did not defame one of her former lawyers in a 2010 Twitter post. Friday’s verdict comes after an eight-day trial that center... more info
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03:46 on January 25 2014

Jury Backs Courtney Love in ‘Twibel’ Case

Time — Singer Courtney Love prevailed in court Friday, as a jury determined that a tweet she posted about her ex-attorney was not defamatory, the Associated Press reported. The ... more info
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06:21 on January 25 2014

California jury clears singer Courtney Love of Twitter libel

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California jury on Friday cleared singer-actress Courtney Love of libeling her former lawyer on Twitter in a defamation case believed to be the ... more info
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06:15 on January 25 2014

Singer-actress Courtney Love wins landmark Twitter libel case

L.A. Times - News — more info
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11:33 on January 25 2014

Courtney Love tweet declared 'not defamatory' by jury

NME — Jurors deliberated for three hours before ruling in favour of the Hole frontwoman more info
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16:37 on January 25 2014

First High-Profile "Twibel" Case Of Defamation Ends In Favor Of Courtney Love

ContactMusic — The jury has sided with Courtney Love in the defamation case brought up against her by a former lawyer. The lawsuit centered around a tweet by Love... more info
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10:19 on January 26 2014

Courtney Love reacts to Twitter libel case verdict

NME — The Hole frontwoman was cleared of posting a defamatory tweet on Friday (January 24) more info
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