Case 0:17-cv-60426-UU Document 169 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/04/2018 Page 22 of 22 Standard 6 must be determined by reference to the public or private status of the plaintiff . . . instead of the content of the defamatory statement.”). For these reasons, the Court declines to follow Edwards, and declines to recognize the neutral report privilege under the First Amendment. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth above, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings (D.E. 115) is DENIED IN PART AND GRANTED IN PART. It is denied as to the fair report privilege and granted as to the neutral report privilege, which the Court hereby strikes from Defendants’ amended answer. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers, Miami, Florida, this 2d_ day of June, 2018. ________________________________ URSULA UNGARO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE cc: counsel of record via cm/ecf 6 New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964). 22