The Daily Sun, a newspaper, printed an article that stated: Kitchen, the popular restaurant on the town square, has closed its doors. Kitchen employees have told the Daily Sun that the closing resulted from the owner's belief that Kitchen's general manager has embezzled thousands of dollars from the restaurant over the last several years. A decision on reopening the restaurant will be made after the completion of an audit of Kitchen's books. Plaintiff, who is Kitchen's general manager, brought a libel action against the Daily Sun based on the publication of this article. The parties stipulated that Plaintiff never embezzled any funds from Kitchen. They also stipulated that Plaintiff is well known among many people in the community because of his job with Kitchen. The case went to trial before a jury. The defendant's motion for a directed verdict in its favor, made at the close of the evidence, should be granted if the 
record contains no evidence that Plaintiff suffered special harm as a result of the publication. record contains no evidence that the defendant was negligent as to the truth or falsity of the charge of embezzlement. evidence is not clear and convincing that the defendant published the article with "actual malice."  record contains uncontradicted evidence that the article accurately reported what the employees told the Daily Sun.
Question: The Daily Sun, a newspaper, printed an article that stated: Kitchen, the popular restaurant on the town square, has closed its doors. Kitchen employees have told the Daily Sun that the closing resulted from the owner's belief that Kitchen's general manager has embezzled thousands of dollars from the restaurant over the last several years. A decision on reopening the restaurant will be made after the completion of an audit of Kitchen's books. Plaintiff, who is Kitchen's general manager, brought a libel action against the Daily Sun based on the publication of this article. The parties stipulated that Plaintiff never embezzled any funds from Kitchen. They also stipulated that Plaintiff is well known among many people in the community because of his job with Kitchen. The case went to trial before a jury. The defendant's motion for a directed verdict in its favor, made at the close of the evidence, should be granted if the 
A. record contains no evidence that Plaintiff suffered special harm as a result of the publication.
B. record contains no evidence that the defendant was negligent as to the truth or falsity of the charge of embezzlement.
C. evidence is not clear and convincing that the defendant published the article with "actual malice." 
D. record contains uncontradicted evidence that the article accurately reported what the employees told the Daily Sun.
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