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Anna Coren Does Not Understand This Human Concept Of 'Forbidden To Discuss Defamation Case'
Posted by Clem Bastow at 9:04 AM on June 16, 2008
Is Anna Coren some sort of Ashton Kutcher-esque plant for the celebreality-tinged series return of Frontline? Because she's starting to give Mike Moore a run for his money in the 'braindead current affairs host' stakes.
Remember how Mercedes Corby successfully sued Channel Seven for defamation a week or so ago, with the details of the settlement between Seven and Corby kept under wraps but forbidding anyone involved in the case from discussing the trial or outcome publicly?
Coren was forbidden from discussing the case - as was everyone else involved - under terms of the top-secret settlement. She was also silenced by a settlement with Corby's mother Roseleigh Rose late on Thursday.Needless to say, word is that Corby and her legal counsel are considering suing Seven again.Mercedes successfully sued after Today Tonight aired claims from her ex-friend Jodie Power that she and her family - particularly her mother - were drug dealers and smugglers.
But Coren lasted less than two weeks on the vow of silence, telling ABC Radio host Spencer Howson on Wednesday: "Even though we did lose the defamation case we certainly stand by our story, without doubt."
She added: "We stand by Jodie Power and her allegations and in the court of public opinion we certainly still have people's support."
It's getting to the point where Today Tonight might as well change their intro music to the Benny Hill theme, such are the borderline pathological levels of idiocy that emanate from the show. Channel Nine must be delighted!
Comments
JB
Posted June 16, 2008 12:03 PM
Agreed, they need to stop classifying the program as "current affairs" and change it to "comedy".
It just goes to show the idiocy of the people behind this program. I'm insulted that the Seven Network tries to feed Australians this tripe.
I also loved how TT stand by their story, yet they were hard pressed to find credible witnesses for the court case.
If the Corbys truly were up to their necks in drugs as TT inferred, I would have expected a 2km line of witnesses from all over the nation.