'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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A gossip website operator defended himself Wednesday against a defamation lawsuit by arguing that a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader featured in posts on the site is a public figure.
He said the only thing he wrote about Ms. Jones was in the second post, saying, "Why are all high school teachers freaks in the sacks?"
Mr. Richie, 33, also said his Scottsdale, Ariz.-based website, thedirty.com, is similar to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in the way it features user content.
