Actor Craig McLachlan has utilized to discontinue his defamation proceedings towards the ABC, 9 Newspapers and actress Christie Whelan Browne.
This is able to have been the tenth day of the defamation trial in Sydney, however the first day that the defence was in a position to name any witnesses of its personal.
The jury had beforehand been instructed by the barrister appearing for the information organisations that his crew would name upon 11 ladies, who have been set to testify about inappropriate behaviour of Mr McLachlan at each theatre and TV productions.
This started in 2018 when the ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald printed tales alleging he indecently assaulted, harassed, bullied and uncovered himself to feminine solid members through the 2014 Australian tour of The Rocky Horror Present.
Mr McLachlan denied these allegations and commenced defamation proceedings towards the media organisations and actress Ms Whelan Browne.
Extra to return.
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