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Crime by Kay Dibben, Vanda Carson 13th Dec 2020 1:22 PM
Premium Content Melbourne hair and beauty salon owner Stacey Lee Isaac, was sued over four online comments she made in 2017 and 2018 about Bali wedding planner Tristan Moy. She now will have to pay the $100,000 damages for hurt and humiliation caused to former Brisbane woman Ms Moy, after losing a court application on Friday. Ms Isaac was sued for both her online posts and because she was the owner and administrator of a bridal Facebook page, where most of the defamatory posts were made. Queensland woman Kellie Maree Smith was ordered to pay Ms Moy $50,000, plus $9750 interest, for seven posts attributed to her.
Wedding planner Tristan Moy, 33, from Brisbane, targeted by Facebook trolls
Two Australian women attacked her Bali business with defamatory comments
The women, 33 and 32, were ordered to pay $150,000 over the false posts
Ms Moy thought the comments were made in order to sabotage her business
After being ordered to pay $100,000 one of the women told to pay even more