3 conspiracy, ow nership, or joint venture. Upon further information and belief, the acts and conduct herein alleged of each of the Defendants were known to, authorized by , and/or ratified by the other Defendants, and each of them.

JURISDICTION & VENUE

6. Th is Co ur t h as pe rs on al ju ri sd ic ti on ov er De fe nd an ts be ca us e t he y ha ve mi ni mu m contacts with the State of New Y ork, and are domiciliaries of the State of New Y ork. 7. Th e C ou rt ha s s ub je ct ma tt er ju ri sd ic ti on pu rs ua nt to 28 U. S. C. § 1 33 2( a) because there is complete diversity of the parties to this action and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. 8. V en ue is pr ope r i n t hi s d is tr ic t pu rsu an t to 28 U. S. C. Sec ti on 13 91 (b ), in th at ea ch of the defenda nts resid e here and a substant ial part of the eve nts or omissi ons giving r ise to the claim occurred here.

FACTS RELEVANT TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTIONS

9. In or a bo ut Oc to be r o f 2 01 3, T er ri ll pi tc he d tw o st or ie s t o E LL E m ag az in e a bo ut the co-f ounders of the b illion-

dollar technology company and dating app “Tinder

.

” In

connec tion w ith her resea rch for thos e stor ies, T errill interv iewed

with Tinder’ s CEO, Se an Rad (“Rad”) and Vice President of Marketin

g, Whitne y W olfe

(“Wolfe”)

, among others. 10 . O n o r a b o u t O c t ob e r 2 1 , 2 0 13 ,

Terrill’s

interview with Wolfe was posted on Elle.com. 11 . I n or a b o u t A pr i l of 2 0 1 4, W o l f e r e si g ne d f r o m T in d e r . 12 . T wo mo nt hs la te r , o n Ju ne 30 , 2 01 4, W ol fe fi le d a la ws ui t a ga in st

Tinder, Tinder’s

parent c ompany Match. com and the ir parent c ompany , IAC, Inc. The lawsu it was pre mised on