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Trial hears Rebel Wilson ‘fabricated’ harassment complaint by actress
Rebel Wilson made up a complaint about harassment on the set of her film, 'The Deb', to gain leverage during budget negotiations, a court has heard as trial kicks off in a defamation case against the actor and director.
Rebel Wilson walks back harassment claims in ‘The Deb’ star’s defamation suit
Actor and director Rebel Wilson will no longer press claims that The Deb producer Amanda Ghost sexually harassed leading actress Charlotte MacInnes as a part of her defence to MacInnes' defamation proceedings.
High Court won’t hear Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation appeal
The High Court has rejected former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann's special leave application seeking to appeal civil findings that he raped colleague Brittany Higgins.
AFL ‘worked closely’ with Luke Sayers to exonerate him, court told
The estranged wide of former Carlton president and PwC chief executive officer Luke Sayers says the AFL failed to follow its own protocol in investigating the posting of an explicit image to her husband's X account.
Rebel Wilson hit with gag order in defamation case by ‘The Deb’ actress
A judge has hit actress Rebel Wilson with a gag order in a lawsuit by 'The Deb' lead actress Charlotte MacInness over allegedly defamatory Instagram posts.
Luke Sayers’ wife to seek jury trial in defamation, privacy case
The estranged wife of former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers Luke Sayers wants a jury trial in her case over an alleged defamatory statutory declaration he wrote as part of an investigation into an explicit social media post that led to his resignation from the club.
Rebel Wilson hit with indemnity costs over ditched subpoena fight
A judge has ordered Rebel Wilson to pay indemnity costs after she retracted an application to set aside subpoenaed evidence from Nine Network regarding an appearance on 60 Minutes.
Rebel Wilson loses bid to transfer Charlotte MacInnes defamation case
A Federal Court judge has shot down Rebel Wilson's bid to have a defamation case brought by 'The Deb' lead actress Charlotte MacInnes transferred to the NSW Supreme Court.
Articles about head of Greek Orthodox Church ‘gratuitously derogatory’: court
The publisher of a Greek language news publication must pay $300,000 in damages to the Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia over a series of defamatory articles.
AFR resolves defamation suit by Bird’s Basement owner
Nine's Australian Financial Review has resolved a defamation suit by the owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird's Basement over articles about a former employee's now discontinued suit.