Han v. Kylin Pictures CA2/5
Plaintiffs Wei Han and Bliss Media US, LLC sued defendants Kylin Pictures, Inc. and Kylin Pictures International, Inc. for defamation based on statements made by defendants’ spokesman during a December 2016 press conference as reported in two articles. Defendants filed a special motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, also known as the anti-SLAPP statute. The trial court granted defendants’ motion and awarded attorney fees and costs.
We find defendants have not shown that the allegedly defamatory statements are acts “in furtherance of a person’s right of petition or free speech under the United States or California Constitution in connection with a public issue” as defined by section 425.16, subdivision (e). Accordingly, the
anti-SLAPP statute does not apply. We therefore reverse the order granting the special motion to strike and vacate the award of fees and costs.
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