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Could this be considered defamation of character?

Someone posted a "youtube" video of their face book page of a DJ slapping a woman's ta-ta's (at a wedding reception) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZP4Ugev82I. These are comments made under the video (on Facebook) ~person 1: I'm running on an hour and a half of sleep and this still made my day lmfao. ~person 2: OMG!!!! Looks like this one woman I know....she takes "professional" pics....Lmfao, really does look like her!! ~person 1: OMG was that shit funny as hell or what. I told (wife/name) to watch it. Thats the last thing i would have ever thought was gonna happen lmmfao bahahaha!! ~person 2: I know! That's freakin hilarious!! ~person 1: Def a must watch..I've watched it a thousand times it never gets old lmao. ***************************************************************************************************************** Here's my concern. I am the person in the conversation they refer to that takes "professional" pics. I do resemble the woman on the stage. But I would NEVER allow someone to degrade me in such a way as the DJ did. I am fearful that the 330+ friends of the two having the conversation will read these comments and see this video thinking it is me. I know that my name is not mentioned but these two people post every minute of their day on fb for the world to see. Neither have blocked walls by the way. And to top it off, ~person 1 is Active duty military along with being a well know Disc Jockey in the local area with a very big fan base. I am afraid that the comments made will give people a negative portrayal of me. The video itself is very distasteful. Can this be considered defamation of character? What are the laws about this kind of thing? Should I report this to facebook or contact the leadership of the military member? Any advice?

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1. If you are asking about the law of slander or libel, both require false statements of fact. The person said the person in the picture looks like someone who has the same job as you. That is not false. That is a statement of opinion and it does not identify you by name. If it were a false statement of fact, you would still have to prove that the words were read by others, and believed and that you suffered tangible financial harm as a consequence. In other words, get over it.