The Life of Comedienne and Actress Carol Burnett

In 1976, she filed a libel lawsuit against The National Enquirer after the tabloid published a story falsely claiming she had become intoxicated and behaved improperly in public at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. She argued the report was fabricated and damaging to her reputation.

The case became one of the most closely watched media lawsuits of the time. Rather than settling quietly, she chose to challenge the publication in court, arguing that the story crossed the line between entertainment reporting and false, harmful claims about her behavior.