Selleck

Robert Selleck sued Globe International, Inc. for damages for libel and invasion of privacy by depicting plaintiff in a false light. Defendant’s demurrer to the second amended complaint was sustained with 30 days’ leave to amend. Plaintiff failed to amend within the specified period. He appeals from the ensuing judgment of dismissal (Code Civ. Proc., § 581, subd. (c)).

Facts

Plaintiff is the father of actor Tom Selleck. This lawsuit is based on an article published by defendant which contained statements about Tom Selleck attributed to plaintiff.

The second amended complaint contained two causes of action. The first cause of action (libel) alleged: Defendant publishes and circulates, in the City and County of Los Angeles, a weekly magazine known as the Globe which is read by a great number of persons in the area of its circulation. The front page of the December 14, 1982 issue of the Globe carried the headline “Tom Selleck’s love secrets—By His Father.” The article to which the headline referred was entitled “Why Tom Selleck Can Never Be A Happy Lover”; appearing as an inset in the article was a photograph of plaintiff with the caption “His Father Reveals All.” Among…