FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, actor James Woods poses at the premiere of the film "Bleed for This" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
A federal appeals court has agreed with the dismissal of an Ohio woman's defamation lawsuit against Woods over Twitter posts during the 2016 presidential campaign season. The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, upheld a lower court ruling for Woods. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected an Ohio woman’s defamation lawsuit against actor James Woods over Twitter posts during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Wednesday a lower court ruling dismissing the lawsuit by Portia Boulger of Chillicothe (chihl-ih-KAHTH’-ee), an activist for Democrat Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.