Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant's motion which was pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint. The defendant established, prima facie, that the action was untimely in that it was not commenced within the one-year statute of limitations applicable to actions for defamation (see CPLR 215 [3]; 207; Wilson v Erra,
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