If a newspaper review calls a commercially successful actor talentless, it is liable for defamation of character.

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A newspaper review is an opinion piece and is protected under freedom of speech. As long as the review is not making false statements of fact about the actor, it does not constitute defamation. Being commercially successful does not automatically make someone talented, so an opinion that someone is talentless is not a statement of fact that can be proven false.

If a Newspaper Review Calls a Commercially Successful Actor Talentless