Craig McLachlan denies he manipulated and insulted fellow actors during Rocky Horror Show, court hears

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McLachlan disputes allegations he disparaged female cast members, calling one ‘a bitch’ and claiming another was ‘ruining the show’, defamation trial hears

Craig McLachlan denies he manipulated and insulted his fellow cast members, playing them off against each other with promises of role changes, during and after the 2014 run of theThe actor is suing the ABC, Fairfax and Christie Whelan Browne, 39, for defamation over publications in January 2018 relating to claims of misconduct during the 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show and other productions. He has denied the allegations.

Hodge suggested McLachlan had manipulated Whelan Browne by saying he was privately in her corner during difficulties in the Rocky Horror Show production.Hodge suggested claims McLachlan had supported Whelan Browne were a lie to get her to apologise for not praising him after his 2014 Helpmann award win.“No, I did not, Mr Hodge,” McLachlan replied.

“You would peel a banana and shape it in some way so it looked like a penis and then deep-throat it,” Hodge said.He admitted sending Whelan Browne videos of himself fully clothed pretending to masturbate as well as clips where he pretended to orgasm in a toilet.

 

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