Seven Network paying Bruce Lehrmann's rent at cost of $4,000 per fortnight, court documents reveal
ABCCourt documents reveal the Seven Network is paying $4,000 per fortnight to cover Bruce Lehrmann's rent, in exchange for him speaking exclusively to the network over a 12-month period. Key points: Bruce Lehrmann previously told the Federal Court that Seven was paying for his "accommodation", to help facilitate filming his appearances on the network An invoice has now revealed that accommodation is worth $4,000 per fortnight — or more than $100,000 for a year The document was released by the court as part of Mr Lehrmann's defamation trial against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson An exclusivity agreement and an invoice have been released by the Federal Court as part of Mr Lehrmann's defamation trial against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson. During cross-examination last week, Mr Lehrmann told the court the Seven Network agreed to pay his "accommodation" over a 12-month period, to help facilitate filming his appearances on the network. Bruce Lehrmann's defamation action against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson is ongoing in the Federal Court.
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