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Brendan Kerry skates during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium.

Three-time Olympian sues sporting body over ‘false imputations of paedophilia’

Brendan Kerry is suing the NSW Ice Skating Association for defamation in the Supreme Court.

  • Frances Howe

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Rebel Wilson is facing a new lawsuit alleging she undermined her own directorial debut by spreading lies about sexual misconduct and legal threats during post-production.

Rebel Wilson ‘deliberately undermined’ her own film, new lawsuit claims

The star is facing another lawsuit over her first film as director which alleges she blocked its distribution in Australia and falsely outed a young actor as an abuse victim.

  • Perry Duffin
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum in London during their state visit to the UK earlier this month.

‘Global humiliation’: Macron sues influencer over claim his wife was born male

The French president has accused Candace Owens of waging a lie-filled campaign against France’s first lady to promote her podcast.

  • Jonathan Stempel and Michel Rose
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump.

Trump taunts Murdoch as he files $15 billion lawsuit over Epstein story

The US president is suing over a story published by The Wall Street Journal that said he signed a birthday letter to now-disgraced financier back in 2003.

  • Michael Koziol
Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in Baby Reindeer.

Revealed: The missing episode of Baby Reindeer, and why it was cut

The creator of the hit series, over which Netflix is being sued for $US170 million, has made a surprise admission.

  • Karl Quinn
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich and Mark Latham.

‘Shameful bigot’: Premier’s spray after Mark Latham stunt

MP Mark Latham used parliamentary privilege to reveal private details about his political nemesis, independent MP Alex Greenwich, and details of a confidential report into NSW Police.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Alexandra Smith
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John Pesutto and Moira Deeming.

Court rejects ‘half-baked’ legal challenge to Pesutto payment

Supreme Court judge Michael McDonald has delivered a withering assessment of an attempt by Moira Deeming’s supporters to stop party funds being lent to John Pesutto.

  • Chip Le Grand
John Pesutto arrives at the Administrative Committee meeting to plead his case.

How 12 good men (and women) stepped in to save John Pesutto

The rescue package that spared the former Victorian Liberal leader from bankruptcy was on the brink of collapse hours before Thursday night’s vote.

  • Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
Gina Edwards and Oscar the cavoodle after she won her defamation case against Nine.

How a tabloid dog attracted the attention of the ABC’s crack current affairs unit

The case of Oscar, the million-dollar celebrity cavoodle, sparked the interest of the unlikely player which surely must be the first time the ABC has sought to follow up an ACA tabloid banger.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Ben Roberts-Smith outside court on May 1.

Ben Roberts-Smith’s last-ditch bid to overturn war crimes decision

The former SAS corporal wants the High Court to overturn a damning defamation decision that found he was complicit in the murder of four Afghan prisoners.

  • Michaela Whitbourn

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