Danny King owns the Shining Star building in Pietermaritzburg, in which he rents apartments to various individuals. Jesse Adams is a tenant in the Lotus Flower building which is located right next to Shining Star. Police have raided the Shining Star building several times and arrested suspects engaged in criminal activities. Despite this the police suspect that illegal activities are still taking place in it as the landlord has not evicted any tenants who have been arrested and subsequently released on bail. In addition the landlord has rebuffed any attempts by the police to inform him of criminal activity occurring in his building, as he states that such activity is not his problem. In a "Facebook group to advertise the worst slum in Pietermaritzburg", Adams said Shining Star was "overcrowded, dirty" and was the "nexus of criminal and antisocial behaviour in Pietermaritzburg". He said the building was owned by King who "has long been a Pietermaritzburg slumlord". "The building is a disgrace and Danny King does not give a damn - nor does his son Donny," Adams's Facebook entry reads. In response to the Facebook post, King's attorney, Fighter Forlucre, contacted and e-mailed Adams, saying King denied all of Adams allegations and "strongly" objected to the Facebook posting made by Adams. It said if Adams did not remove the posting, King's attorneys would get a court interdict preventing him from doing so, report the matter to the police and sue him for R1-million "for defaming the good name and reputation of our clients". The response also said Adams's statement that King was a slumlord was "wrongful and defamatory". They also allege that Donny King has nothing to do with his fathers business and is in fact studying to be a veterinarian at the local university. "As a result - we request that you immediately withdraw the protest note from Facebook and provide our clients with an irrevocable apology on Facebook and by letter by close of business on the next day," it said. Adams admits that he was mistaken about Donny King being involved in his fathers business and based his accusations on the sighting of Donnys car outside the building on two occasions. Donny had in fact been visiting his girlfriend who resided in the flat. In just over nine weeks, seven Shining Star tenants have been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs. Last week a bottle was thrown at a local newspaper photographer Michael White while he was taking photographs outside Shining Star to illustrate the dirty and crowded conditions prevailing inside the building. This incident happened a week after Adams was attacked and mugged inside the building while taking photographs for a similar purpose. Adams approaches you for advice, as he is very worried by the email sent to him by Kings attorneys. Advise him on the prospect of success of any defamation claim which Danny and Donny King may bring against him.In addition, advise him of any defences he may raise against the defamation claim.