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• Ex-friend sent message to college alumni org claiming I committed multiple sexual assaults. Claims are false. What do I do to address this?

  Asked in Los Angeles, CA | January 26, 2026

  An ex-friend libeled me a few months ago. She wrote messages on Facebook to the university alumni board claiming I sexually assaulted someone out of state and also someone at a party she hosted 10 years ago. These claims are 100% false. Due to her false claims and the drama it caused I had to step down from the board to deal with this. I have the screenshots that she sent on Facebook. I also made a copy of our last correspondence as friends years back, also via Facebook messages. In the film industry, in this age of #metoo, allegations of sexual assault can ruin someone’s career. Even if it didn’t happen. Her false accusations have caused me a lot of stress as well as distractions daily. Also stepping down from he board has hurt my film career. It has limited my networking opportunities. Daily this causes me stress on how to handle this. I’m not very productive at my day job and my insomnia returned. Best way to file Cease and Desist and not lose a lot of money with this?

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