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 would be precluded from seeking damages from the cartoonist because cartoons are exempt from the defamation laws.

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Cartoons, like any other form of expression, can be subject to defamation laws if they falsely depict someone in a way that damages their reputation. The fact that it's a cartoon does not exempt it from being potentially defamatory.

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