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I don't know whether Weinstein would have qualified as a "Public Figure" before the news coverage.
If not, he would have been in a substantially better position to sue for libel.
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He was one of Hollywood’s most well-known producers, he most certainly qualified as a public figure.
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If not, he would have been in a substantially better position to sue for libel.