'Zoey 101' Alum Alexa Nikolas Scores Legal Win in Defamation Battle Against Hollywood Attorney Bryan Freedman

Hollywood attorney Bryan Freedman lost a key ruling in his legal battle with "Zoey 101" alum Alexa Nikolas Wednesday, with a judge denying the power player his anti-SLAPP motion in full. In court documents, obtained and viewed by TheWrap, Judge Michael E. Whitaker found that the former child star had established probability of prevailing on the defamation claims she brought against Freedman, which alleged that he and his circle coordinated a smear campaign against her. "Finding that Plaintiff is a limited public interest figure and that the alleged statements arise in connection with her . . .