[jeffdavis]

"An allegation of harassment, without further evidence, is not going to fare well in court."

Then why should it fare well in other contexts?

[taneq]

I don't think parent poster is saying that it should. Instead, I think they're saying "without confidentiality clauses, high-profile targets are less likely to pay hush money to smooth over false accusations, leading to a reduction in false accusations."

(I initially read it the same way you did.)