Order unanimously affirmed with costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted part of plaintiff's motion to compel disclosure. Because plaintiff must prove malice, he is entitled to disclosure of evidence of defendants' knowledge and motivation at the time the alleged defamatory statements were made (see, Mansour v Abrams,
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