John Barilaro tells court he felt ‘broken’ after Friendlyjordies videos appeared on YouTube

Former NSW deputy premier abused at shopping centre, called corrupt' and sworn at in front of daughter, court hears

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Former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro was broken" and wanted to hide" during the state's Delta outbreak due to the abuse from members of the public that followed a series of Friendlyjordies videos, a defamation trial has heard.

On Tuesday, Barilaro took the stand in his case against tech giant Google over a series of videos made by the YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks, who uses the nom de plume Friendlyjordies, in late 2020.

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