Far be it for everyone to have expected Mercedes Corby to behave in a gracious and mature manner when it was revealed her defamation case against Channel Seven had come good.

The sister of Schappelle essentially ran around the room yelling "WE MILKED YOU!!!" before hanging out at Channel Seven's house, making them cry.

Well, maybe not so much, but at the very least she was thrilled by the verdict.

After beating Channel Seven in her defamation action, Mercedes Corby dropped by the Today Tonight studio and waved to the host Anna Coren mid-broadcast.

Coren, one of six defendants found guilty of defaming Ms Corby, looked up through the window of Seven's studios in Sydney's Martin Place and continued delivering her story.

"There she is!" Ms Corby said, jumping into the air.

Then she marched away, with her team of lawyers, led by Stuart Littlemore QC, to celebrate with French champagne.

Earlier, after a trial marked by sneaky entrances and swift departures, she stopped on the Supreme Court steps and said: "I'm really happy. I've still got more to do. But I'm really happy."

Right on, sister - it looks like Corby will make about $250,000 from the ruling, which is fair enough, really. As that article goes on to note, she was more or less painted as a bong-huffing drug smuggler with little to no regard for the law, so she must be pleased to have had the law come out on her side in this instance.

Coren didn't seem to be moved by Corby's antics, however; probably because they forgot, Teddy Ruxbin style, to insert a different emotion cassette in her back in time to catch Corby's wave. Oh well, c'est la vie.

 

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