In the piece, Barrett says that one of the daughters had been “stabbed in the jugular” in a fencing accident, and that other Connecticut families built Olympic-size skating rinks in their backyards. In the article, Barrett wrote about a Connecticut mother named “Sloane,”-purportedly her middle name in order to protect her identity-who had three daughters and a son. ![]() The dispute is centered around an article entitled, “The Mad, Mad, World of Niche Sports Among Ivy League-Obsessed Parents” that ran on The Atlantic ’s website in October 2020, and appeared in its print magazine the next month. She is also suing the publication for breach of contract, breach of acting in good faith and fair dealing, and for rescinding the publication of her article online and in print. The lawsuit, filed on January 7th in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, claims that The Atlantic and editor Donald Peck, “unlawfully smeared” her and damaged her reputation and career. ![]() Ruth Shalit Barrett, a freelance writer who wrote a piece for The Atlantic about how some wealthy parents are pushing their children into niche sports in an attempt to get them into Ivy League schools is suing for defamation.
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