A newspaper cartoon depicted a well-known international entrepreneur as a greedy villain dressed as Robin Hood who was "stealing from the poor and giving to himself."
-The entrepreneur is precluded from seeking damages from the cartoonist because cartoons are exempt from defamation laws.

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While cartoons are often protected under freedom of speech laws, they are not automatically exempt from defamation laws. If the cartoonist made false and damaging statements about the entrepreneur in the cartoon, the entrepreneur may have grounds to sue for defamation.

A Newspaper Cartoon Depicted a Well-Known International Entrepreneur as a Greedy