QUESTION
My tattoo artist is saying he and I had sex to some of his other clients. We did not have sex and really do not know him. What can I do?
Asked on Jul 12th, 2018 on Libel, Slander and Defamation - Florida
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Got a tattoo from a man about a year ago. I only have one tattoo but I love art, really liked his specifically so I would recommend him to different people and occasionally waive his entrance fee to my place of business (maybe about 3x I’ve done either of these things.) That is the extent of how we are aquatinted . He’s been telling several of his clients and friends that he and I had sex. We did not and I really do not know him at all. However now every time I look at my tattoo I’m severely emotionally distressed. This caused me to have sever anxiety and spiral back into mental health issues that I previously had under control. It has caused me to miss work, its made me lose clients. I would just like the tattoo removed, for him to take and post a lie detector test, & for the emotional detriment this has caused to be dealt with. What is the plausible outcome for me? What could I do to seek justice and get this disgusting tattoo off of my body and get him to stop lying to people?
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I think the pertinent question is "what is your place of business" that you are waving his entry fee to and what do you do for a living? Depending on that answer, there may or may not be damage to your reputation, and assuming there is you would need to decide whether its worth spending thousands of dollars on legal fees to sue him over his comments, knowing you might not see any money unless he wins the lottery. If so - then you simply need to hire a lawyer at an hourly rate/retainer and take him to task.
Answered on Jul 20th, 2018 at 7:41 AM
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