20:55 EDT, 2 August 2021
A Who s Who of Australian media was dragged into a defamation court case about a sacked rugby league reporter who threatened to rip off a junior staffer s head and defecate down his neck.
NSW District Court Judge Judith Gibson last week threw out a lawsuit by ex-Seven News journalist Josh Massoud after hearing evidence from former TV anchor Jim Wilson, Seven News boss Jason Morrison and former presenter Ryan Phelan.
Massoud had taken News Corp, Nine, KIIS FM, Radio 2GB and Fox Sports to court, variously claiming the news outlets had defamed him as a bully and someone who threatens and intimidates colleagues, in 16 articles published in 2018 and 2019.
Josh Massoud loses defamation case against five media outlets
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Former sports reporter Josh Massoud has lost a defamation case against five media outlets after they reported that he had been stood down from Channel 7 after threatening to slit a junior colleague’s throat.
Mr Massoud sued Sydney radio station 2GB and Nine Digital – both owned by
The Sydney Morning Herald’s publisher, Nine Entertainment Co – Fox Sports Australia,
The Daily Telegraph, and radio station KIIS 1065 for defamation in the NSW District Court.
Former Channel Seven sports reporter Josh Massoud outside court in April.
Senior NRL reporter, Josh Massoud lost his defamation case on Thursday July 29
He sued 2GB, Nine Digital, Fox Sports Australia, The Daily Telegraph and KISSFM
The outlets published allegations he threatened a young colleague in 2018/19
Massoud allegedly threatened to rip his head off and defecate down his throat
Judge Judith Gibson found the news outlets imputations to be substantially true
Governor opens the doors for a grand engagement
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The Australian Jewish News and Instagram.
Howard, an executive of a tech mentoring company, is the son of Victorian Governor
Linda Dessau and her husband,
Anthony Howard, a former County Court judge, while
Thurin, a sustainability and investment adviser, is the daughter of
Lisa and
John and Pauline Gandel.
On Saturday the lawns of Government House played host to the couple’s engagement party. Such was the opulence, including Thurin’s white halter jumpsuit with black piping from the Chanel spring 2021 collection, that some initially thought the couple were about to spring a surprise wedding. This did not eventuate, but to be fair, given the pedigree of the families involved, it was never going to be a couple of kegs and a sausage sizzle in the backyard.
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