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‘Get Out of This One’ Claim After Lewd Post
Luke Sayers alleges his estranged wife accessed confidential phone documents before suing him, with the dispute involving a photo posted on X and legal claims of defamation and breach of confidence.
- Former Carlton president Luke Sayers is locked in a Victorian Supreme Court defamation battle with his estranged wife, Cate Sayers over a statutory declaration he provided to the AFL.
- Luke claims that in March last year, Cate used his passcode to download confidential documents from his phone, including a draft of the statutory declaration he later submitted to the AFL.
- Cate alleges she was defamed by the declaration, which implied she suffers from mental illness and cannot be trusted, while Luke argues his statement was protected by qualified privilege because he was "compelled to respond."
- The Herald Sun reported that Cate will bring a claim of "substantive malice and improper purpose," with the matter set to return to court on Friday.
- Supporting their father, daughters Bronte and Claudia Sayers released a statement promising to provide evidence in Luke's defense as legal proceedings continue.
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Luke and Cate Sayers are not in a relationship.
·Finland
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Luke Sayers claims wife took documents from his phone before defamation case
The former Carlton boss claims in a defence filed to the Victorian Supreme Court that he has always acted to protect his family from emotional distress.
·Sydney, Australia
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AFL ‘d**k pic’ scandal takes shock turn as Luke Sayers ‘accuses his wife of making a sensational comment’ just after the lewd image went public
Former Carlton president Luke Sayers’ wife is escalating her legal action against him after he accused her of saying ‘Let’s see how you get out of this one’ the day after an explicit image of his genitalia was posted online, it has been reported. Cate Sayers launched a defamation lawsuit against her husband in January, relating to the widely publicised ‘d*** pic’ scandal that unfolded early last year. She has alleged that he implied she was be…
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Total News Sources11
Leaning Left2Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 22%
C 33%
R 45%
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