‘Plain wrong’: Brittany Higgins threatens suing media over payout speculation

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Brittany Higgins has fired back at recent media scrutiny around her compensation deal with the government and an alleged 'breach of privacy'.

Ms Higgins is reported to have filed a claim against the government for the alleged failure by former minister Linda Reynolds and others to support her in the wake of her rape allegations against fellow staffer Bruce Lehrmann.

Brittany Higgins has threatened to sue media outlets wrongly speculating her compensation deal payout. Picture: Martin Ollman/Getty Images“The settlement was well below the reported figure the media has run with - let alone beyond it?Ms Higgins is understood to have sought damages for sexual harassment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, negligence and victimisation.

Fordham acknowledged the further details provided by Ms Higgins by updating the headline of his radio segment.However, Ms Higgins' fiancé David Sharaz was quick to highlight this wasn’t the same as apologising for wrongly speculating the figure.I entrusted police with my private information for the sole purpose that it could aid their investigation into my sexual assault, nothing else.

 

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Stop making Drunks Famous

all the millions of people who are injured in car accidents in australia who are forced to prove time and time again that they are injured, unable to work for the rest of their life get peanuts. And someone who didn't prove they were raped gets 3 million dollars.

Please sue. Please do... because if you do, all the the information has to come out. The on thing about lying BH, is that you have to have a great memory.

The real issue here is that the payout amount was confidential. It's time the government was prevented from concealing the amount tax payers have to pay to address misconduct by government officials.

Its all she does right is sue everyone ……. Again “was she even raped?”. Was not proven, can I have a few million please…. “Just cause” and blame someone and “not goto jail” like she perhaps should have. Did he sue her for defamation yet!?

F.o

Could a journalism professor tell us when did journalism course become imbedded with rape apologists DV perpetrators cheer squad & victim blamers DailyMailAU australian abcnews 2GB873 BrittanyHiggins Robodebt HeWas... SheWore what has HAPPENED to JOURNALISTS

Breach of privacy? It’s our money being paid out! The public has the right to know

still .. you are welcome 😎

Another bimbo that likes suing people and companies...

Since when is 'wrongful speculation' illegal? The very meaning of the word 'speculation' implies that it might not be true.

She's got 3 mill through dodgy deals. Best she shuts up

I think Lisa W still needs to be held accountable

She's a 2. She's also a liar.

Renolds called it as it is. A purely political move to embarrass fhe Morrison government. And now she is being called out on to . Boo hoo to her

🤣😀.. it would be nice if she has to pay back the whole amount with interest..🤓

She deserves nothing

Wow.!zero evidence, no witnesses and no corroborating testimony of any kind for her 2 yrs of unchallenged claim in the media, baulks at legal proceeding to pursue her claim, gets paid $3m via taxpayers… no whinges about scrutiny. Can’t make this stuff up.

How is the innocent victim going? You know the accused?

Yep I would encourage that action.

None of the commenters seem to care about who paid for Christian Porter's defence though.

It was all about money from the very beginning.

Higgins loves the money. What a rort. Well done labor.

No privacy when it comes to our money !

'breach of privacy', lol...what a fkn star...

What a piece of work

CONFIDENTIAL I think as a tax paying Australian, I have the right to know how much of my tax paying money went to her.

She's a scammer

Actually, I think a crime has been committed by the AFP in leaking classified information and they need to be held to account! auspol

Where did the compensation money come from? Who or what department paid?

I wish she would go away!!!!!

Since when do you receive compensation for some incident not proven? Since now!🤨

anything over 1 fcking cent is too much.

I get serious uncanny valley from this mega-necked creature.

We all know it’s $3m. What’s the big secret.?

Shouldn't this cow be in prison

Plenary of gaslighting conservative trolls in here. One would hope you don’t have a wife or daughter.

So ....how much $$$$

Imagine waking up with that thing next to you every morning

She's coming for you Andrew BOLT!! Suffer! 😜 ... Horse Eater. 🐴

Oh no. How she wants to keep out of the med spotlight. Not! Brittany go away and live your new life. Move on!

This is looking more and more like a cunning plan involving multiple players. What is she hiding?

I always found it interesting the BL denied it ever happened from the very start without knowing what evidence the police had. You would think if something did happen it would have been easier down the she gave consent route then changed her mind when she thought she be fired

She's entitled to privacy but we are entitled to know how much money she received as it was taxpayers money. The government answers to us

The key term here is “threatens”. She won’t do anything but make allegations like she always does. She got a bunch of free money for no reason. She made allegations that she couldn’t prove and continues to promote herself in the media.

evil woman 👿

Brittany you have had your time in the sun when the only thing proved was that you are an habitual liar. Get back under your rock

Looks like she has been spending that payout money on too many groceries!!

The amount is not the issue . The issue is why she received a taxpayer funded compensation payout at all ?

Dragging this saga out is not doing anybody any good so let's hope the various defamation cases reveal the facts rather than the media tripe.

Higgins should be Sued along with that Parliamentary Security Guard breaking Protocol

Good on her. Media is so strong it can make or break anyone they like

Just graciously accept the compensation and move on with your life without another word. You don’t need to look more stressful than how you are.

Yep! It’s all about the money😉

No convictions based on her claims yet she gets compensation payed in record time just for unproved allegations. I don’t think there’s much doubt that something happened but what

Ffs SHUT UP U LYING 🐄 ( allegedly)

the income stream is getting groovy now

BrittHiggins_ Caught with pants down Higgins......... lyingcow auspol

Grow up little girl and actually work for money. You are a lying thief.

This girl requires serious mental health intervention. Stop giving her headlines and politicising her.

She’s a media whore, sold herself to CH10, and the icing on the cake, Albo then gave her millions of taxpayer dollars.

Money money money

Seriously I am well and truly over hearing about this woman and her saga.

Then sue. Then all the little and big truths will come out. Please sue. please please.

GRUBBY MURDOCH pointed to her wearing Carla Zampatti when she left Parliament House that evening. What sort of dirty filty grubs are Murdochs people. a woman alleges rape... And even if she's wrong they jump on what she's wearing.

Higgins has all the makings of a career vexatious litigant, somehow the taxpayer and public organisations owe her a luxurious living after a drunken night out, nothing beyond that had been proven. If she can instigate legal action should be up to resuming the trial 🤬🤮

She's a Swindler, same goes for her good buddy Wilksinson

Rip off taxpayer is a breach of privacy🤨

Has anyone contacted SouthPark about Brittany's Privacy? LOL

this applies to you as well

She is a serial liar and a fraud.

Sue them for what exactly?

The truth hurts, and they have evidence to prove it. Brittany should have her payout revoked. Linda Reynolds spoil the party. Good on her. If Brittany keeps the pay-out half should go to Linda and the other half to Bruce.

I hope you take them to the cleaners Brittany.

BenFordham should learn to stick to facts.

Hopefully she sues. The public deserve to know the details of this reportedly enormous payout, particularly give the accused denies sex ever took place and the evidence to the Court was clearly not conclusive.

Simple end to things: 1. Show your settlement amount 2. Show the receipt for the amount you claim you donated to charity (supposedly the 'full amount')

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