TullyLovesDrew
Well-Known Member
Yeah of course there's a distinction between civil and criminal law and it would be a civil matter. People are assuming Tahan/David are attempting to sue Leesa. I suspect it's more of a cease and desist letter listing the inaccuracies she's spouted as truth against not only them but several organizations. If she doesn't stfu then they have grounds for a civil suit. That's one of the things that always baffle me since moving here... so many people get on their high horse about the US and how they don't want Australia to be anything like it but then I hear this whole "free speech" thing thrown around when it quite simply doesn't exist here. Yeah the cops won't show up at your door for saying you don't like a HM or whatever but if you make accusations that could damage a brand or image - in this case David's, Tahan's, Channel 9, Channel 7, V8s, Bottle-O and whomever else she railed at - then you better have the proof to back that stuff up if asked for it. If not, you can find yourself in a hell of a lot of trouble.
Mrs B also said "She also said Channel 7 were somehow involved (as if), as were Bottle-O, the V8 corporate body, etc. She made a lot of claims of "truths" that implicated a lot of people in some supposed mastermind scheme to have Tahan win. Sadly for her, she was wrong and now the girl who likes to think she knows everything about everything is going to get a very big lesson on what the actual laws are in this country and what happens when you not only make repeated baseless accusations on a public platform but you harass people ie Tahan, Xavier, Heidi and Jazz as well. Sucks to be her and it couldn't happen to a better person. "
These are both valid statements, if LL doesn't have proof of these allegations she could be found guilty of slander and/or defamation of character.