Ben Roberts-Smith's ex-wife claims she was pressured to lie about his affair

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The former wife of Ben Roberts-Smith has broken her silence on her marriage to Australia's most decorated soldier. 9News

She detailed suspicions of Mr Roberts-Smith's affair and spoke about the day his girlfriend turned up to the family home with a black eye in April 2018."I asked her what happened to your face... she said, 'I fell down drunk... a set of stairs at Parliament House,'" Ms Roberts told the court.

"I asked her whether she had come for money or if she was going to the press... she said: 'I am not a prostitute,'" Ms Roberts said. Ms Roberts claims she confronted her husband and was told "the only way we'd survive was to suggest we were separated".When news of the cheating broke, the couple posed for a front-page story.Ms Roberts says she was encouraged by a Channel 7 publicist to look sad.

 

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