In “The Tell,” Griffin, a venture capitalist and memoirist, recounts being sexually abused as a child by a teacher at her middle school in Texas.

Author Amy Griffin has sued a former classmate for defamation. She's claiming the woman falsely accused her of stealing stories of sexual abuse for her memoir, “The Tell.”

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nevada, alleges the former classmate falsely portrayed Griffin as "a fraud and a thief" in comments published by The New York Times

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nevada, alleges the former classmate falsely portrayed Griffin as "a fraud and a thief" in comments published by The New York Times

The Tell author is countersuing a woman who claims the sexual abuse Griffin described in the book happened to her.

In “The Tell,” Griffin, a venture capitalist and memoirist, recounts being sexually abused as a child by a teacher at her middle school in Texas.