Gayle also appealed the size of his payout, seeking an increase.
An
Australian media group on Tuesday lost an appeal against an AUD
300,000 ($211,000) defamation payout to West Indies cricket star
Chris
Gayle after claiming he exposed his genitals to a masseuse.
Gayle
was accused by former media group Fairfax, which at the time was
publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, of exposing his
penis and indecently propositioning the woman in a dressing room
during the 2015 World Cup in Sydney.
Gayle
vigorously denied the allegations, claiming the journalists behind
the series of stories published in the newspapers in 2016 were out to
"destroy him".
He
won the defamation case in October last year after jurors found
Fairfax was motivated by malice and had failed to establish a defence
of truth.
The
publisher appealed the case arguing it did not receive a fair trial
and the judge should have discharged the jury after Gayle's barrister
attacked the credibility of the massage therapist.
Gayle
also appealed the size of his payout, seeking an increase.
A
New South Wales court dismissed both appeals.
Gayle
caused a stir in Australia in 2016 prior to the Fairfax stories being
published when he attempted to flirt with a presenter on live TV,
asking her out for a drink and telling her: "Don't blush, baby."
After
winning his court case last year, he tried to spark a bidding war for
a tell-all interview, promising that "when I break this down to
y'all it will be like a movie".
"Biding
(sic) starts at $300K for this interview! So much to say & I
will" he tweeted to his then 3.75 million followers.
Fairfax
newspapers are now owned by commercial broadcaster Nine
Entertainment, which purchased the media company last year.
No comments:
Post a Comment