"Pull ya head in": Lisa Wilkinson’s colleagues lash out
Lisa Wilkinson’s colleagues have turned on her in the wake of the Brittany Higgins trial being delayed.
The Project host caused serious legal issues for the alleged rape case against the former Liberal Staffer following her Logies speech.
Chief Justice Lucy McCallum announced the case, which was due to begin next week, has been delayed due to Wilkinson’s speech.
And now, Wilkinson’s Channel 10 colleagues have turned on her and the result has been nothing but nasty.
Beloved weatherman Tim Bailey called out Wilkinson in a now deleted tweet telling her to “pull ya head in”.
“Hey Lisa, pull ya head in. I know this might be difficult, because it is a very big head. But please try. #LisaWilkinson #Logies2022 #carparkthief,” the tweet read.
Veteran newsreader Sandra Sully has also liked a tweet by celebrity reporter Peter Ford, who heavily criticised Wilkinson’s speech.
His tweet had an image of The Daily Telegraph’s Wednesday front page showing Wilkinson with her hand up and the headline: “Hand up if you’ve caused court chaos”.
Ford also tweeted: “Such serious consequences from @Lisa_Wilkinson Logies speech. If only she’d stuck to silly stories like the paparazzi who stalked her in Chapel Street. Hope she now backs away now and lets people seek justice they (both parties) deserve.”
Sunrise presenter Natalie Barr also briefly mentioned the incident on the breakfast TV show on Wednesday questioning why the speech wasn’t checked by lawyers.
“You know, we have our own lawyers, we often consult them before we put a story to air, would this have been the case where Channel 10's lawyers should have stepped in and lawyered this speech?”
Ironically, Wilkinson called for discretion to be used when writing/reporting on the case.
“Naming the man on social media & passing judgement could have dire consequences for the outcome of any trial,” she tweeted last year.
There is a high possibility that Wilkinson’s speech could be investigated and she may face legal consequences according to President of the Australian Bar Association Matthew Collin.
Bruce Lehrmann is accused of sexually assaulting Higgins in 2019 and was due to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court next week.
He has pleaded not guilty over the alleged rape.
Lehrmann’s team then requested a temporary stay of court proceedings due to the publicity surrounding the case from the speech.
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