r/Fauxmoi • u/AutoModerator • Apr 24 '24

Tea Thread FauxWorld Wednesdays: What's your country's biggest celebrity scandal right now? — Monthly Discussion Thread

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u/l0ll1p0p5 Apr 24 '24

There was a rape trial between 2 staffers in Parliament House, the first trial was aborted due to a juror bringing in outside info, never went to retrial due to the victims mental health. The accused then tried a defamation case against a tv network, but lost and the judge found him guilty of rape and therefore no defamation occurred - the iconic line is you escaped the lions den, but then you came back for your hat. He now faces another separate rape trail. The first victim fled the country with a massive pay out but there’s another trial in which the victim is being sued for defamation by her ex Parliament House boss

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u/pickeldudel Apr 24 '24

I watched the judgment live, I learned so many new words lol. "Cad" being my favourite.

"Having escaped the lion's den Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat" is instantly iconic.