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Plaintiff Dwain Lee Kirkland appeals the summary judgment granted to defendants Christopher and Kelley Tamplin on Kirkland’s three claims against these defendants. As to the two claims for tortious interference, we hold that Kirkland failed to present competent evidence of the element of improper means. As to the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, we hold that defendants’ alleged conduct was not extreme and outrageous. Accordingly, we affirm. Summary judgment is only proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 c. A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it, in the light most favorable to the nonmovant. Matjoulis v. Integon Gen. Ins. Corp .1

So viewed, the evidence shows that Kirkland filed a complaint against his nephew Christopher and against Christopher’s wife Kelley, in which he set forth three claims. The first claim alleged that Christopher had tortiously interfered with Kirkland’s business relations with Kirkland’s father before the father’s death when a Christopher falsely told Kirkland’s father Christopher’s grandfather that Kirkland had introduced Christopher’s mother Kirkland’s sister to Scientology and that this religion was going to take her money, and b Christopher falsely told Kirkland’s father that Kirkland had no girlfriend, that Kirkland spent all his time and money on strippers, and that Kirkland had written a book that would never sell because it was so violent. Kirkland alleged that these fraudulent comments damaged the business relationship between himself and his father, causing the father to renege on some financial commitments to assist Kirkland.2

 
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