I'm just parroting what Nick's been saying, and I assume he wouldn't fuck up that badly.
Also I specifically said defamation. I think you're right that truth is not a defense in tortoise interference.
Man, the whole Vic thing (by way of Rekieta and Beard) has taught me more about law than all my years of school combined. Who said anime couldn't be valuable
I remember during the Head And Balls tweet people were jumping on Marchi for incitement to violence or something. As crude as the tweet was I laughed at anyone unironically trying to arrest Marchi for it. But you're right, what it does prove is malice. That statement is evidence that Jamie does not like Vic, and thus there's a motive for her to defame him.
He's also a Christian who by all appearances practices what he preaches. Plus he's a former LEO. Plus he has zero run ins with the law; no arrests or even police reports. He looks and acts like a lovable geeky uncle. A Texas jury will love him.