Thanks for the chance to help. I am an attorney with over 12 years experience. Hopefully I can help you with your legal question.

Defamation is defined as a false statement communicated to another person that damages your reputation by exposing you to hatred, contempt, or ridicule from other people.

There are two parts to proving defamation.

1. You must prove someone else made a false statement of fact (not opinion) to another or others.

2. You must prove that the statement has harmed you in some way.

If the speech is not a claim of fact (like an opinion), its typically not defamation.

But like in many areas of the law there are "shades of gray"

Example A tells B "C is a pedophile". That would not be taken as an opinion in most cases (unless you could show it was done in jest).

however

A says to B "C creeps me out". That would likely be taken as a subjective opinion...and not subject to defamation.

Now, the tough one

A says to B "C creeps me out...I think he may be a pedophile"....now your moving towards a statement of fact...context will be important...but the more the statement, in context, tends to to indicate that what A says purports to be fact...that moves the case closer to a valid defamation suit.

SO the context of this statement is important.

If she is telling others you are a stripper or implying you engage in this activity (while not illegal, it certainly is viewed by many as immoral) that would be a false statement of fact.

If you can show your reputation has been harmed? Then you have a case to sue for defamation.