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Former Soldier Launches Clothing Through New Personal Brand
The former soldier’s online store sells T-shirts, hoodies and hats, and more than 36,000 Instagram users have followed the new brand.
- On Sunday, former SAS corporal and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith officially launched the "Epic 1 Two" clothing brand online, named after his military radio call sign and featuring t-shirts, hoodies, and trucker hats.
- Roberts-Smith told News Corp the brand is a means to "make money for my family" while he faces five counts of war crime murder charges stemming from his time in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.
- Items are priced between $49 and $85 with a 10 per cent military discount; his Instagram account quickly amassed more than 36,000 followers, featuring products depicting his arrest earlier this year.
- Roberts-Smith told The Nightly the project is "forged in adversity," explaining, "It is about accepting your personal situations but never losing hope" and supporting those facing hardships in life.
- Following a Federal Court defamation case against Nine, the judge found war crime allegations against Roberts-Smith were substantially true, though he has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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