According to The Recorder/Law.com, a San Francisco judge has said he would grant an anti-SLAPP motion and dismiss a defamation suit filed against late-night host Jay Leno by a woman who was the butt of one of his comedy routines (see Apr. 18) (Pam Smith, “Calif. Court to Toss Defamation Suit Against Jay Leno”, The Recorder, Jun. 19).
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