01:55 EDT, 4 June 2021
Ben Roberts-Smith has sensationally taken legal action against his ex-wife Emma, accusing her of potentially hacking into his email account ahead of his defamation 'trial of the century' against Nine.
The reason behind the former Special Air Service trooper's sudden lawsuit against Ms Roberts was revealed in the Federal Court on Friday by one of his barristers, Arthur Moses SC.
Mr Moses told the court that evidence showed Ms Roberts 'had access' to an email account used by Mr Roberts-Smith to speak with his lawyers about an inquiry into Army conduct in the Afghanistan war.
Mr Roberts-Smith is suing Nine over newspaper articles alleging he committed war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan - which he vehemently denies.