review: 康熙来了：李敖来了

Recently, a author from Taiwan(Li Ao) sued the host (Xiao S) of a famous television program(Kang Xi Lai Le) for defamation/slander.
The statement was allegedly defamatory because Xiao S questioned if Li Ao was secretly in love with her sister's mother-in-law after Li Ao criticised the said mother-in-law in public. (See below for details of their squabble)

The author admitted on the TV show that he sued the host because he wanted to be on the show to propagate some of his ideas. If what he said was true, then IMO, this is a huge waste of resources and puts a unnecessary strain on the judiciary system. There are other ways to be on TV.


"　扬言要告小S“诽谤”,原因是对方调侃其“暗恋”张兰；吹嘘自己的“老婆们、情妇们、女朋友们，每一个都瘦、高、白、秀、幼”
　　李敖最近公开批评大S婆婆张兰“没文化”，小S帮姐姐出气，在5月4日调侃李敖“暗恋”张兰，因为追不到她才用这种隐性方式示爱。结果李敖前天公开发飙，表示很可能在周一对小S提出诽谤上诉：“小S除诽谤我的审美标准外，也诽谤我的人格标准。”" (http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2011-05/07/c_121389606.htm)

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