2022年12月13日

一名大律師正在起訴《時事周刊》對珍貴的小貓咪監護權糾紛的報道，她被告知，在她遛心愛的狗時，電影攝製組“伏擊”了她，她“崩潰了”。吉娜·愛德華茲是悉尼一名榮譽大律師，她的朋友提供了證據，證明她在2021年年中受到這些報道後性格發生了變化。Instagram上著名的小狗奧斯卡陷入了一場聯邦法院之戰的中心，一名律師聲稱Nine News在報道這隻狗的監護權糾紛時誹謗了她。直播的焦點是instagram上有名的小貓咪奧斯卡的撫養權之爭。作為共同撫養權安排的一部分，奧斯卡由愛德華茲女士、她的丈夫肯·弗拉維爾和朋友馬克·吉萊斯皮照看。愛德華茲女士正在起訴A Current Affair及其記者史蒂夫·馬歇爾(Steve Marshall)，稱其在兩次廣播中錯誤地暗示她是偷走奧斯卡獎的小偷。她還聲稱，他們錯誤地暗示她為了經濟利益而剝削狗，並“故意”試圖拖延民事訴訟。愛德華茲女士希望將這些故事從互聯網和檔案中刪除，並賠償所造成的損失。攝影師吉娜·愛德華茲(右，與她的律師Sue Chrysanthou合影)正就去年播出的兩篇報道起訴《時事》。新聞集團澳大利亞九人否認誹謗愛德華茲女士，稱沒有傳達盜竊和偷竊的指控。周二，瓦萊麗·羅奇表示，在節目播出前，她認為愛德華茲“熱情、好客、非常慷慨”。 The court was told the cavoodle would stay with Mr Gillespie’s extended family in Wingello – in the Southern Highlands of NSW – while he was away “for months and months” for work. Ms Roach said every five to six weeks she would help ferry Oscar between Sydney and Wingello due to Mr Gillespie’s contract being extended, the court was told. She said the cavoodle always appeared well-groomed while staying with Ms Edwards but when she picked him up, he looked “fairly scrappy” and thinner. “It was obvious when I brought it home to them (Ms Edwards and Mr Flavell),” she said. In cross-examination, Mr Sibtain quizzed her on her observations of Oscar, including the dog’s weight being in an “acceptable” range. “I’m not a vet, I can’t comment on that,” Ms Roach replied. On Monday, Ms Edwards’ barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC said the program “lied” by making the scenario look like a coincidence, when Mr Marshall and Mr Gillespie had in fact been staking out Ms Edwards at her house for hours earlier. On the day the confrontation was filmed, Ms Roach gave evidence a distressed Ms Edwards phoned her and said: “Mark has Oscar”. “I lunged at Oscar … I ended up with a starring role in this broadcast,” she said. Camera Icon Mr Gillespie (pictured, wearing a beanie) was filmed grabbing Oscar during A Current Affair’s broadcast. Credit: Supplied Ms Roach said the barrister was “absolutely shattered” – appearing pale, shaky and “simultaneously frozen on the spot”. “She said she felt embarrassed, humiliated … very, very upset,” Ms Roach said. “She was so confident beforehand in any situation, but now if anyone comes up too close or comes up behind her it makes her feel physically sick and very frightened. Uniting Church reverend James Aaron also gave evidence, recalling Mr Gillespie talking about a “co-parenting” arrangement with Oscar at a Halloween event. He said he never heard Mr Gillespie refer to Ms Edwards and her husband as “dog-sitters” while they were at events like barbecues and holiday celebrations together. Camera Icon Ms Edwards (pictured with Oscar the Cavoodle) claims A Current Affair falsely implied she was a thief who stole the dog from Mr Gillespie, who purchased the pup in 2016. Supplied Credit: Supplied He said he only became aware of the dispute surrounding Oscar’s care in mid-2019. “I came to Gina’s house, she and Ken were upset,” Mr Aaron said. “I heard her say she felt threatened by Mark, that he had lost his temper … she had said he was jealous of how much Oscar had loved her and how he had consistently hung around her and Ken when they were together. Mr Gillespie was “frustrated” with Ms Edwards and the level of communication between the trio but he did not “extrapolate” much else, Mr Aaron said. Mr Aaron said gave evidence he also took Oscar down to Wingello at times, noticing he returned at times with “tattered fur” and was skinnier. Camera Icon Nine’s barrister Dauid Sibtain (far right) with his legal team. NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw Credit: News Corp Australia “He was really excited to come with us – I don’t know if it was because he missed Gina, but I didn’t feel comfortable with how he was being treated,” Mr Aaron said. The hearing continues.