20:55 EDT, 2 August 2021
A Who s Who of Australian media was dragged into a defamation court case about a sacked rugby league reporter who threatened to rip off a junior staffer s head and defecate down his neck.
NSW District Court Judge Judith Gibson last week threw out a lawsuit by ex-Seven News journalist Josh Massoud after hearing evidence from former TV anchor Jim Wilson, Seven News boss Jason Morrison and former presenter Ryan Phelan.
Massoud had taken News Corp, Nine, KIIS FM, Radio 2GB and Fox Sports to court, variously claiming the news outlets had defamed him as a bully and someone who threatens and intimidates colleagues, in 16 articles published in 2018 and 2019.
Senior NRL reporter, Josh Massoud lost his defamation case on Thursday July 29
He sued 2GB, Nine Digital, Fox Sports Australia, The Daily Telegraph and KISSFM
The outlets published allegations he threatened a young colleague in 2018/19
Massoud allegedly threatened to rip his head off and defecate down his throat
Judge Judith Gibson found the news outlets imputations to be substantially true
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