Let's reframe this: You make a claim that your boss is skimming money from the company. He fires you, and even though you saw that he was skimming money when you were handling the books, you don't have any proof. You started telling other people in the company, then he took you to court to shut you up. You don't have any proof, and he's suing you for defamation. You know you aren't going to win. So, you just acquiesce. You basically say in legal terms, "If I just say what you say is true, will you go away." It's not going to work.

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