For so many involved,the grimy details of this defamation trial have strayed far from natural justice.
The spotlight has been turned back onto Seven’s current affairs show.
The defamation case of Bruce Lehrmann was again captivated by the sensational claims of former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach.
Taylor Auerbach gave explosive evidence on Thursday that Bruce Lehrmann invoiced Seven for a “bender” in Sydney including cocaine and sex workers.
Outgoing commercial director Bruce McWilliam distanced the network’s senior executives from Spotlight executive producer Mark Llewellyn in fresh evidence in court on Thursday afternoon.
Taylor Auerbach’s evidence was the wildest and weirdest development in a case that has careened from the Canberra bubble to the Emerald City.
Taylor Auerbach,a former senior producer on Seven’s Spotlight program,claims Bruce Lehrmann purchased a bag of cocaine while they were dining at a Sydney restaurant.
An accusation catapulted the ex-Liberal staffer into the public consciousness from the obscurity of former roles in government and at British American Tobacco.
A friend of Bruce Lehrmann has backed Seven producer Taylor Auerbach’s account of a night out with Lehrmann and two Thai masseuses.
Brittany Higgins believed the publication of her private texts,diary entries and other documents was part of a deliberate campaign to undermine her,court documents reveal.
Taylor Auerbach,a former producer at Seven,has claimed a raft of expenses were covered by the network as it negotiated an interview deal with Bruce Lehrmann.