1.As a joke, Alex tells his roommate Diamond (who is away from home) that he spent the night with Diamond's girlfriend Leslie.Diamond becomes enraged and calls Leslie.He threatens to "beat her to a pulp for two-timing" when he returns home.When Diamond returns to campus two days later, he goes to Leslie's apartment where he finds her asleep.He writes the word "slut" on her forehead using a permanent marker and quickly leaves.Which of the following torts could Leslie prove in a lawsuit against Diamond?

a. assault and defamation

b. assault and battery

c. battery and disparagement

d. battery and defamation