Amy Griffin, the author of the best-selling memoir “The Tell,” sues a former classmate who previously alleged that she used Griffin’s accounts of sexual abuse in the memoir, according to multiple reports. The Independent and The New York Times say Griffin brings a defamation claim in response to the allegations and maintains that statements made in the course of the other lawsuit harmed her reputation. Yahoo News and the Winnipeg Free Press likewise describe the case as a lawsuit filed by Griffin against a woman who claimed she stole or appropriated Griffin’s stories for “The Tell.”
The New York Times reports Griffin argues that the former classmate’s accusations involve the reuse of “parts of her story” about being sexually abused. Details about specific claims, courtroom filings, and the outcome are not included in the provided summaries. The reporting does not indicate whether the alleged “The Tell” claims are related to copyright, but it consistently characterizes Griffin’s lawsuit as defamation tied to public allegations about how the memoir was written.
