Lehrmann defamation trial: Wilkinson denies ‘lying through her teeth’ comment about Reynolds showed lack of objectivity – as it happened

Lehrmann has sued Wilkinson and Network Ten for defamation in the federal court of Australia. This blog is now closed

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Lisa Wilkinson has been shown a text she sent to Llewellyn on the Monday afternoon during parliamentary question time before the broadcast which said [Senator Linda] Reynolds [was] lying through her teeth".

In question time they were discussing the story about Brittany Higgins which had been published by Samantha Maiden on news.com.au that morning.