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Working the name "Taylor Swift" into any news article is the ultimate 2024 click bait.

It must suck for her PR people. They have to read articles about all sorts of unrelated matters to make sure they aren't actually about Taylor Swift.

IMO this is a prime example of why the media need to shut their damn mouths until a court case is finalised.

Report the crime, report the outcome.

All the shit in the middle does nothing but bias the case and cause mistrials and shit.

Just shut your face ffs.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The Federal Court played host to allegations of cocaine benders, boozy dinners, $10,000 in massage and sex worker services charged to the company card and a $361 steak.

Justice Lee's quips – watched by tens of thousands of people on the Federal Court's livestream during this week's hearings — have reflected the public's astonishment and even amusement in recent days.

Mr Lehrmann's barrister Matthew Richardson SC questioned whether the new information – in the form of four affidavits from Seven producer Taylor Auerbach – was sufficient to justify delaying the proceedings.

However, the nomination was later rescinded after court proceedings revealed Seven had paid an estimated $100,000 in rent for Mr Lehrmann over a year, in a financial deal which had not been disclosed to the judging panel.

In the wake of the Spotlight interview, Mr Auerbach left Seven in August 2023 alleging he had been the victim of sustained bullying and anti-Semitism, before reaching a confidential settlement with the network.

Mr Auerbach confirmed during his evidence that he has lost his job as Sky News investigative producer, saying it was for "trust and confidence" issues and denying it related to alleged illegal conduct.

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Lehrmann is soooooo from fucking guilty and such a fucking creep.

I mean its visible from a mile off.