Dear PAO,
I was bullied during my high school years, so it is with great hesitation that I attended our high school reunion. At first I thought things were going well, until I noticed the quiet murmurs of the people behind me. I went to the ladies' comfort room and while I was inside the cubicle, I heard my high school bully, Ashley, circulating rumors that I was impregnated by our previous PE teacher, and that I am her secretary at work who owes her a lot of money and who refuses to pay back. Such gossip is baseless because I never had any children, and that I could not be her secretary since we do not even work at the same company. I am actually a small-business owner. And most importantly, I do not owe her any money. In fact, she is the one who is indebted to me when she asked me for money a few months ago for her child's hospitalization bills. Feeling ostracized by my classmates and because of the shame and the humiliation, I excused myself and went home early. Can I file for a defamation case against Ashley for ruining my reputation at our high school reunion?
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