He didn't directly make the statements. He forwarded something that could be interpreted as a form of slander but is actually journalism. The article doesn't

He didn't directly make the statements. He forwarded something that could be interpreted as a form of slander but is actually journalism. The article doesn't insult the King, merely documents his past and the general opinion of it. I think its a bit arbitrary to just tie this into him "breaking the law" as if you haven't even given context a moment's worth of processing.