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What do you do when someone is spreading a bad rumour about you? What legal action can be taken?

If you can prove this, you can charge them with defamation of character. Otherwise, sadly, the only thing you can do is either confront the person and get to the bottom of things OR be the bigger person and just ignore it. It's boring, sad, small, petty people who spread rumours about others. Must be pretty damn discontent in their own life to do something so horrible.

Maybe not helpful, but one way I found to take the wind out of the sail of a chronic gossip was to find a way to muddy the waters.  
 
I once worked at a place where nothing was private, with some characters going to asinine lengths to feel important. Knowing this, when a bit of information about my life was inevitably going to be making the rounds, I got ahead of it. To the gossip, I fed one tale and was assured silence. And to someone on a different shift on a different day, I fed another red herring. In short order, both stories fanned out, and no one knew what was happening.  
 
Can this be transitioned into helping your situation? I don't know. But it's an idea.

and turn it against them. I always tell my female friends that if I guy is spreading rumors that he slept with them don't waste their time denying it, tell the person asking about the rumor that yes but it was not very good and His P*$!s is quite small. It quickly turns said rumor about him instead of you. I don't know what the rumor is about you but do something to this affect and turn it around on them. Just a sugestion

When people talk about others and spread malicious rumours it tells me that they have nothing better to do to make someone feel miserable. Their life must not be as interesting as someone else’s. They should really take a good look at themselves as obviously they have some jealousy or are looking to make someone else feel bad because of their own low self esteem issues.

Choose to associate with a different crowd. People will learn the truth. Have integrity that others see and live a lifestyle according

Ignore them. The people who DO know you will know that it is not true and won't believe it. The people who DON'T know you might believe it, but who cares...they don't know you! Just be the bigger person and ignore it. Once the person sees that you aren't gonna stoop to their level, they will eventually give up and move on to someone that they CAN get all worked into a tizzy. Be strong, I know it sucks.....trust me, I've had my share of things spread about me, but I could care less as I know the truth and so do those who know me. Take care.

The person who started the reumor wants your reaction. Wants you to be mad and sad and do something about it. Ignorance is the best. Do not think about it and make your precious time wasted thinking about how to fight back.

 
 
Edited by Deb1, 2018-08-04 08:53:18