Tom Is a Famous Athlete

question 55

Multiple Choice

Tom is a famous athlete. A magazine published an interview with his ex-girlfriend in which she falsely claimed that Tom took performance enhancing drugs for several years. Tom can sue his ex-girlfriend for ________.

• A) slander
• B) invasion of the right to privacy
• C) tort of appropriation
• D) negligent infliction of emotional distress

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