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As this was intended for his book, I assume he wanted to extend her some common courtesy. He makes it clear that she was well liked and, in his opinion, had mad
by emhart 13y ago
As this was intended for his book, I assume he wanted to extend her some common courtesy. He makes it clear that she was well liked and, in his opinion, had made mistakes, not committed fraud intentionally. Despite the matter being very public, I think it's reasonable, even kind, not to mention her actual name in this context in his book.
- joezydeco 13y agoAlso eliminates any libel lawsuits if the subject decides what occurred wasn't 100% as-described in the book.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoI'd be surprised if using a pseudonym for someone made you immune to libelling them. Made up example: "I once met a president of the USA, he was called Carrick O'Barmy [name changed to protect the innocent] he was snorting crack of a toilet seat at the time" ... doesn't look like it would if printed as a truth, but was really a lie, mean I would get off scott-free unless the context was clearly parody (or as here labelled as a fiction). IANAL of course, nor even a USA citizen.