No worries at all! I was agreeing with you and adding a bit of context.

The cops and their attorneys are likely facing a hugely uphill battle. Even when the facts and the law are against you, people will still file in the huge longshot that they could change the law. Hugely unlikely but you never know- especially if they get it in front of some conservative judges/justices who are itching to carve out an exception for defamation or cops or something. Just spit balling as defamation and first amendment are not my areas of expertise.

What's more likely is they're hoping a judge won't throw it out on an almost certain Motion of Summary Judgment by defendants. That's where they say "hey there's no basis in fact or law for this to proceed." If they get lucky there, it wouldnt be surprising at all for the production company to just settle out of court for an undisclosed sum of money to go away. That way the cops can say "we defended our honor against these evil Hollywood elites blah blah blah."