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Ex-Carlton Boss's Wife Says He Blamed Her for Scandal
Cate Sayers alleges Luke Sayers falsely blamed her for posting an explicit image on his social media, seeking damages for reputational harm and distress in a Victoria Supreme Court case.
- Earlier this year, Cate Sayers filed a defamation writ in Victoria's Supreme Court against Luke Sayers, with an 11-page statement of claim released on Thursday.
- In January 2025, an explicit image briefly appeared on Luke Sayers' X account tagging a senior Bupa executive and was removed about 15 minutes later; Mr Sayers said his account was hacked and filed a statutory declaration to the AFL accusing his estranged wife.
- Court filings say Cate Sayers alleges Luke Sayers told the AFL integrity unit she was 'mentally disturbed' and seeks damages plus a copy of the statutory declaration for causing 'significant distress, hurt and embarrassment'.
- The court record shows Luke Sayers has not filed a defence and will be represented by Arnold Bloch Leibler, with no hearing date yet scheduled.
- On Thursday, two of Luke Sayers' daughters publicly backed their father amid the family split, as court papers were released just before the 63-point drubbing. The saga's longer-term fallout remains uncertain.
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Ex-Carlton boss's wife says he blamed her for scandal in defamation filings
A former AFL club president's wife has accused him of shamelessly blaming her for a lewd social media photo scandal, in defamation filings released by a court.Cate Sayers is suing her estranged husband Luke, a former Carlton Football Club president and member of its board, for defamation in Victoria's Supreme Court.The allegations surround a statutory declaration written by Mr Sayers, which accused Mrs Sayers of accessing his X account, posting …
·North Sydney, Australia
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Sayers’ wife claims ex-Blues boss ‘shamelessly’ lied in dick pic blame game
The distressed wife of former Carlton president Luke Sayers has claimed that he “shamelessly” blamed her for publishing a photograph of a penis on his social media account and accused him of divulging details of her private “sexual history”.
·Southbank, Australia
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right5Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left, 42% Right
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Left, 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 42%
C 16%
R 42%
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