Remember, last year, when Gloria Allred was defending two women for their right to trash their cheating ex on a website? Now Justice is smiling because a judge agreed with Allred. After looking an angry exes' web postings, such as "Lied and cheated his entire way through his 40 years of life" and "HE'S SCUM. RUN FAR AWAY," the Daily News reports that New York Federal Judge Harold Baer found the comments to be "clearly hyperbolic" rather than defamatory, "When viewed within the larger context of the website on which they were posted, there can be no doubt that a reasonable reader would understand the comments to be opinion."
Former "roller jam" television star Stacey Blitsch and lawyer Amanda Ryncarz both dated lawyer Matthew Couloute Jr., and say that Couloute jilted them (Blitsch also has a son with him). Couloute sued both of them for defamation, and say that they have interfered with his "ability to make a living," thanks to comments on LiarsCheatersRUs.com. Baer added, "Even though plaintiff's reputation has suffered, I am unwilling to take the leap from generalized comments calling plaintiff a 'liar' and a 'cheater' -- on a Web site called 'liarscheatersrus' no less -- to actions directed at specific business relationships."
Coulote plans to appeal, but Allred said, "We think this is a beautiful opinion. Women should have the right to warn each other about men that they believe have lied and cheated on them... If you are afraid that your lying and cheating might show up on the internet, don't lie and cheat."
