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Judge rejects suit against Madonna

BOSTON - Asserting that someone is homosexual does not libel or slander that person, particularly in light of new court decisions granting gays more rights, a federal judge has ruled.

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The ruling by U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner came as she threw out a lawsuit by a former boyfriend of pop singer Madonna who claimed he was libeled because his name appeared in a photo caption in a book about Madonna - under a picture of Madonna walking with a gay man.

"In fact, a finding that such a statement is defamatory re...

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