The actor, who played the gorgeous Sam Seaborn in The West Wing, has just filed lawsuits against two ex-nannies accusing them respectively of spreading “malicious lies” and of blackmail.

这位在《白宫风云》(The West Wing)中扮演帅哥山姆•希伯恩(Sam Seaborn)的电影明星刚刚将两名曾在他家工作的保姆告上法庭，指控她们散布“恶毒的谎言”及勒索。

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The kind of lies we find most detestable are those with a malicious intent of some kind: lies designed to swindle or hoodwink us, lies that will cause us some pain down the road.

那些最为我们所憎恶谎言就是那些存心不良的：要么是那些用来诈骗或者蒙混我们的，抑或是那些在将来会给我们带来伤痛的。

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Employers say the vast majority of bullying incidents are verbal abuse, such as shouting, swearing and name-calling, along with malicious gossip, rumors and lies.

WSJ: Growing push to halt workplace bullying