Cindy verbally told a number of lies about Beyhanna, a diva recording star. These lies included that she was regularly using illegal drugs. One of the people Cindy told the lies to, Ramone, worked for Beyhanna's record label and Ramone went straight to the president of the record label and verbally told him about the drug use story that he had heard. While Cindy's stories were lies, they sounded compelling to Ramone and would have convinced the average reasonable person of their truthfulness. Beyhanna was fired by the record label as a direct result of the lies and lost out on a recording contract worth $5 million. If Beyhanna sues Ramone for defamation, what result? Beyhanna should not win because Ramone did not act with malice, an essential element of a defamation claim against a public figure. Beyhanna should not win because this was not literally published, it was only spoken by Ramone and Cindy, thus it does not give rise to a claim for damages. Beyhanna should not win because Ramone has immunity from a defamation claim because she is employed by the organization that fired Beyhanna. Beyhanna should win because this was an untrue statement that was disseminated and did her damages