Foley v. Univ. of Dayton, No. 3:15-CV-96, 2015 WL 8278474, at *3 (S.D. Ohio Dec. 7, 2015), certified question accepted, 2016-Ohio-652, 144 Ohio St.3d 1503, 45 N.E.3d 1048 (“absolute and qualified privilege ... are common defenses to claims of defamation”); see also Hartman v. Kerch, 217 N.E.3d 881, 904 (8th Dist. 2023); Tharp v. Hillcrest Baptist Church of Columbus, 204 N.E.3d 709, 724 (10th Dist. 2022) (qualified privilege is a defense for defamation or false light claims).