Assuming, as we must on this motion to dismiss, that the statement in the purportedly defamatory e-mail, that plaintiff's office cubicle contained a statuette of a black man hanging from a white noose, was false as alleged by plaintiff, defendants' views premised on such statement, published under the heading "Racism," are not immune from redress for defamation as non-actionable statements of opinion (see, Silsdorf v Levine,
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