Friend of Craig McLachlan tells court he feared harassment reports would destroy the actor

Performer Daniel Thompson tells defamation trial the media reports shattered McLachlan and he worried the actor would take his own life

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Craig McLachlan was loved by everyone in the entertainment industry until he was shunned after media reports accused the actor of indecent assault and harassment, a defamation trial has been told.

I was fearing the worst," said the multifaceted performer Daniel Thompson, who on Thursday became the second witness to testify to worrying that the actor could take his life.

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