News about Lisa Wilkinson

Fresh bombshell in Bruce Lehrmann saga as ex-Channel Seven producer Taylor Auerbach threatens to sue HIM over comment about '$3000 Thai masseuses' - with embattled ex-staffer blindsided

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2024
A former Channel Seven producer is threatening to sue Bruce Lehrmann for defamation over an alleged saga involving a drunken night and thousands of dollars in Thai massages. The late-night meeting was said to have taken place during negotiations for Mr Lehrmann's exclusive interviews on the network's program, Spotlight, which aired in June and August last year. However, Mr Lehrmann denied Mr Auerbach's version of events, telling media: 'It's an untrue and bizarre story from a disgruntled ex-Network Seven producer.'

Lisa Wilkinson's husband Peter FitzSimons issues demand to Bruce Lehrmann

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2024
Lisa Wilkinson 's husband Peter FitzSimons has asked a court to order Bruce Lehrmann to pay the author's legal costs associated with replying to a subpoena in the former political staffer's blockbuster defamation trial. Federal Court Justice Michael Lee will early next month hand down his landmark decision after Mr Lehrmann sued Network 10 and Ms Wilkinson over the high-profile journalist's Logie-winning interview with Brittany Higgins .

The court case involving Bruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson is undergoing significant change, as the judge announces that it is decision time

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 20, 2024
Bruce Lehrmann commenced a civil lawsuit after an interview with The Project, in which Wilkinson talked to Brittany Higgins about her rape allegations.

The guest is seen using a credit card to chop at a liquid on a white plate at his rent-free apartment paid for by Channel Seven, which was a riot at Bruce Lehrmann's dinner party

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 11, 2024
Mr Lehrmann's rented apartment on Sydney's northern beaches seems to have been involved in the incident, which was caught on Instagram on Sunday night. In a video taken at the end of a table some distance from a man using a card to chop at something on a plate, Mr Lehrmann appears. A snapshot of the former political worker shows him with a group of diners and a table spread with food on Instagram. In a caption, Mr Lehrmann wrote, 'The family is without a couple because we can't wait until the food is so good.'

Since his rent-free deal with a TV network for his beachside flat came to an end, Bruce Lehrmann is searching for new digs

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 9, 2024
The Seven Network had offered Mr Lehrmann's northern beaches home (right) in exchange for an exclusive interview, but it will no longer pay the rent on April 21. Shane Drumgold, the unemployed former Liberal staffer (left), who has not worked full time since 2021, has filed a lawsuit against the ACT government for defamation alleging statements made outside of court.

In Sydney's opening night of & Juliet, Lisa Wilkinson returns to the red carpet for the first night of the series & Juliet, despite the fact that she is trying to resurrect TV work

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
On Thursday night, Lisa Wilkinson stepped out for a musical escape when she stepped out for the opening night of & Juliet in Sydney. In a scarlet frock with a high neckline and bejewelled button detailing, the seasoned TV actress made sure all attention was on her. With a bedazzled handbag and glittering statement earrings, Lisa added a bit of bling to her look.

Bruce Lehrmann will launch defamation action against Shane Drumgold's old Director of Public Prosecutions Office

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
Bruce Lehrmann is set to sue the office of the prosecutor who supervised his rape case, as well as the ACT government, for a record-breaking seven-figure sum. Last year, Mr Lehrmann launched a defamation lawsuit against Channel Ten and Lisa Wilkinson over an episode of The Project in 2021, when Brittany Higgins first publicly admitted that he assaulted her in Parliament House two years ago. In October 2022, he was heard in a month-long hearing, but the trial was suspended due to jury misconduct.

Ex-Liberal staffer Sues Channel 10 for defamation, and an explosive never-before-heard video of Bruce Lehrmann's's "serious lie" is revealed

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 6, 2024
A trove of audio recordings and CCTV were released by the Federal Court on Monday as part of Mr Lehrmann's blockbuster defamation lawsuit against broadcaster and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. Ms Higgins' interview with The Project, in which she argued she was assaulted by Mr Lehrmann inside Parliament House, will be decided in the coming months. Ms Higgins, wearing a white cocktail dress, and Mr Lehrmann entering Parliament House in the early hours of Saturday, March 23, 2019.

The dramatic behind-doors court fought with Linda Reynolds by Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz as public mediation meeting was remarkably SCRAPPED after the pair came all the way from France

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 6, 2024
Linda Reynolds is suing Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz individually in the WA Supreme Court for a string of social media messages alleging she has harmed her image. The couple arrived in Perth from France on Monday from their new home in the hopes of settling the case and avoiding a costly six-week court hearing. On Tuesday, the group stepped into court at 10 a.m. and then promptly left without a settlement just before 7 p.m.

As the couple struggles to reach an agreement with Senator Linda Reynolds after nine-hour talks, bombshell construction in the Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz defamation fight has slowed

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2024
On Tuesday, the Liberal senator held a mediation session with the couple in the WA Supreme Court to try and resolve the differences. Despite nine hours of talks, the parties were unable to reach an agreement. On Wednesday, there will be a strategic consultation at 2.30 p.m., and a trial is likely to take place in July, but it could take as long as six weeks.

Linda Reynolds' defamation lawsuit against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz is likely to be a big change, as the judge is expected to make a surprising move

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 4, 2024
Senator Reynolds is suing Ms Higgins and her fiancé Mr Sharaz for defamation in Western Australia's Supreme Court because they posted on social media that she said they had damaged her image.

'Obsessed' Brittany Higgins banned Ten from doing any deals with Bruce Lehrmann in defamation suit before agreeing to help them, claim lawyers

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 1, 2024
According to his lawyers, Brittany Higgins was so fixated on pursuing Bruce Lehrmann over a suspected sexual assault that she refused to help Ten defend his defamation lawsuit unless they refused not to settle. Ms Higgins' reputation is so poor that the court should fully dismiss her testimony unless it is contradicted by another source, according to Lehrmann's side. Ms Higgins' admission of her responsibility to reveal the truth under oath or on the most rare of occasions can't be relied upon,' Lehrmann wrote.

Bruce Lehrmann reveals his theory about how Brittany Higgins's dress came off at Parliament House on the night of the alleged rape

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 1, 2024
Bruce Lehrmann has challenged her own belief about why Brittany Higgins cut her own dress in former defence ministry minister Linda Reynolds' office on the night he reportedly assaulted her.

Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz to return to Australia for mediation talks with Linda Reynolds

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 28, 2024
At the end of last year, Ms Higgins and Mr Sharaz permanently relocated to France, having purchased a house near Bordeaux. They had no plans to return to Australia, but it is now that they must return - this is why.

Bruce Lehrmann's shadow financier is the subject of Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson's espionage theories

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 25, 2024
Following a chat with Wilkinson (right) on December 7, 2022, Tasha Smithies (right) raised the handwritten notes (right inset) following a discussion with Bruce Lehrmann (left inset) protested up in the aftermath of the ACT DPP's removal of his rape charge over concerns regarding Brittany Higgins' (left) mental stability. The private notes provide a glimpse into the chaotic atmosphere behind the scenes at Ten, where it was clear that the network and its host would have to defend in court the network and its host's interview with Higgins, in which she accused Mr Lehrmann of sexually assaulting her in Parliament. Some of the rumors surrounding Mr Lehrmann's defamation attempt is so bizarre that it almost beggars belief.

No one knew of Lisa Wilkinson Logies' blow-up until now: The main witness in Brittany Higgins' case was not happy, but the project host was not happy

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 21, 2024
Fiona Brown's lawyers threatening to sue Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, according to a series of emails sent to Channel 10's lawyers. Ms Brown protested a Logies segment showcasing Wilkinson's award-winning Project story, which first appeared in February 2021 and denied Ms Higgins' allegations that she was allegedly assaulted by Mr Lehrmann two years ago. Tasha Smithies, a senior litigator at Wilkinson and Ten's, shows Ms Brown's complaint being dismissed by the Project host.

After Network Ten dropped Lisa Wilkinson from The Project, she had a long list of demands

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 18, 2024
Lisa Wilkinson was forced to resign from her leading role on The Project in November 2022 due to the fallout from her Logie Award address. Now, emails reveal the tense behind-the-scenes discussions that took place between Wilkinson's agent Nick Fordham and Bev McGarvey (right), the CEO of Ten's parent company Paraphrasedoutput, as she was blamed for dismantling Bruce Lehrmann's trial.

When Lisa Wilkinson told Ten's CEO that she would have to sell her multi-million dollar home to pay legal fees, she was 'hysterics,' as the eye-watering sum of her TV wardrobe is revealed

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
When Lisa Wilkinson told Channel Ten's CEO that she would have to sell her multi-million dollar home if the network didn't cover her legal fees, she was 'almost hysterical.' In Wilkinson's civil case against Network Ten over a $700,000 bill she incurred after employing her own defense barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC (pictured together left) for Bruce Lehrmann's defamation lawsuit, the emails were published by the Federal Court this week. Wilkinson's annual wardrobe allowance on The Project was also reduced when she stepped down as the regular host, according to emails.

Lisa Wilkinson argued about a single word in her Logies address with Network Ten's senior counsel, before he backed down

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
During Lisa Wilkinson's civil case against Network Ten.Texts and emails argued to the court this week, the network's senior litigator Tasha Smithies and CEO Bev McGarvey approved the address before it was delivered. Now, it can be confirmed that Wilkinson first drafted the essay and made minor revisions with the network's senior legal officer, which was the one change she refused to keep.

On Valentine's Day, Brittany Higgins addresses David Sharaz's ferociousness

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
Brittany Higgins paid a sarcastic Valentine's Day tribute to her husband-to-be David Sharaz, who died in a tweet. The former political aide, 29, and her ex-journalist fiancé, 30, settled in a five-bedroom chateau in Lunas, west of Montpellier, with their cavoodle Kingston and cat Clover shortly before Christmas last year. Ms Higgins posted a sun-drenched snapshot of her and Mr Sharaz mingling in a passionate embrace on Tuesday.

In the latest blow to the troubled network, Global bosses have revealed that Network ten workers will be laid off

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 14, 2024
As their parent company, a multinational media corporation, cuts positions globally to reduce costs, Network 10 workers have been put on notice that job layoffs are on the way. On Wednesday, On Wednesday, Paragon Global, the operator of the troubled network, sent an email from chief executive Bob Bakish informing all employees that upcoming job losses are imminent. The email didn't specify how many jobs would be eliminated, but The Australian understands that the company will axe hundreds of thousands of jobs around the world.

Lisa Wilkinson v Network Ten LIVE blog

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
In the Federal Court, view Daily Mail Australia's coverage of Lisa Wilkinson's civil case against Network 10 in the Federal Court.

Lisa Wilkinson vs. Network Ten LIVE BLOG: In court, the project star's relationship with Channel 10 is expected to be laid bare

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 12, 2024
In the Federal Court, read Daily Mail Australia's coverage of Lisa Wilkinson's civil case against Network 10 in the Federal Court. Wilkinson is suing her employer, Network Ten, for more than $700,000 in legal fees. Sue Chrysanthou, a top defamation barrister, was charged to defend her during Bruce Lehrmann's defamation hearing.