Following this statement, guitarist Nick Hipa responded by calling these claims slanderous and defamatory. "Epithet" can also refer to an abusive, defamatory, or derogatory phrase. The plaintiff has described these remarks as defamatory and untrue. HAF has denied these allegations terming them as defamatory and blatantly false. A person who has made defamatory remarks will not necessarily be civilly liable for them. Suriya subsequently filed a legal notice against PETA for the defamatory allegations. The defendant however still needs to prove that the defamatory imputations are substantially true. Deen denied the allegations, calling them "false", "egregious", and "defamatory". A lawyer for Trump denied the allegations, calling them "100 percent false, and highly defamatory". An injunction may also be granted to stop further publication of defamatory material. On occasion, 2channel has been accused of being reluctant to remove defamatory postings. The suit accuses the "Post" of publishing seven "false and defamatory articles". One of the major and most discussed changes concerned defences to publication of defamatory statements. No one publicly said a word against those defamatory sentences. American tort liability for defamatory speech or publications traces its origins to English common law.