Celebrity Defamation Lawyer Paul Tweed on AI, Supreme Confidence & Using Good Judgement

 

Meet Paul Tweed…

Paul Tweed is a media lawyer described as “the most powerful man in Hollywood.” He’s represented A-list celebrities like Justin Timberlake, Harrison Ford, Britney Spears, Liam Neeson and countless others — all while being based in Belfast.

In today’s episode we talk about:

  • How his working class background is a superpower in court

  • The two most important traits a successful lawyer must have

  • What defamation is (and why it’s different to being rude to someone)

  • How artificial intelligience is forever changing the media landscape

  • (And the subsequent legal cases trailing behind it)

  • Why social media companies should be held responsible for content on their platforms

  • The power of surpreme confidence

  • And the most challenging moment of his professional career so far

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