A plaintiff may have grounds for a false light claim if the plaintiff can show that the defendant's publicity depicted him or her as being pathetic.

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A false light claim arises when the defendant's publicity places the plaintiff in a false light that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person. Depicting someone as being pathetic, if inaccurate, could be considered placing them in a false light.

A Plaintiff May Have Grounds for a False Light Claim