Defendant Stern's statement to the Wall Street Journal, that plaintiff investment advisor "just took our money," fell within the statutory privilege against libel claims for the publication of a fair and true report of a judicial proceeding (Civil Rights Law § 74; see Alf v Buffalo News, Inc.,
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