Network will pay Oscar’s owner, barrister Gina Edwards, $150,000 after federal court defamation proceedings
Broadcaster Channel Nine has been sent to the doghouse for its “sensationalist” reporting of a custody dispute over an Insta-famous cavoodle from Sydney’s ritzy lower north shore.
“The broadcasts and accompanying articles were produced and edited in such a sensationalist way as to unnecessarily and unjustifiably deprecate and humiliate Ms Edwards,” he wrote in a 130-page judgment. The demeaning tenor and tone towards Edwards, including describing her as a “dog-sitter,” aggravated the hurt and suffering she felt as a result, the judge said.
The judge found Edwards ultimately obtained Oscar by deception in 2019 by falsely claiming he was to be on a Channel Seven show Pooch Perfect.
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