efamation claims at the pleading stage, as protracted litigation can have a chilling effect on the exercise of constitutionally protected freedoms. Biro v. Conde Nast, 883 F.Supp.2d 441, 457 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) (quoting Armstrong v. Simon & Schuster, Inc., 625 N.Y.S.2d 477, 481 (N.Y. 1995). I. MS. MAXWELL'S STATEMEN