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Legendary model Christie Brinkley talks body image ahead of her 70th birthday

<p>Christie Brinkley may be pushing 70 but she’s showing no signs of switching up her sensual public image.</p> <p>The 69-year-old Vogue model will still be donning bikinis for social media and says she feels as good as she did 40 years ago.</p> <p>“I feel strong,” Brinkley told <em>People</em>, “I pretty much feel, as I'm approaching 70, the same way that I felt when I was approaching 30. I feel good.”</p> <p>She spoke to the outlet while hosting Pet Life Unlimited’s Forever Young senior dog adoption event at the Animal Haven shelter in New York City.</p> <p>“I feel like the number doesn't match my spirit, so I may as well just keep spiriting on,” she added. She will turn 70 on February 2, 2024.</p> <p>“I think they all signal to us certain things,” she said.</p> <p>“I've been shocked by not feeling the way I thought I was supposed to be feeling at that age,” she explained.</p> <p>“I don't believe that focusing on age is going to make you feel any better about it.” And her advice for looking young was, “I think curiosity in the world around you and just wanting to do something with each day, that is what keeps you young and going.”</p> <p>The 69-year-old shared that her family keeps her grounded. She has two daughters, Alex Ray, 37, and Sailor, 24, and one son Jack, 27.</p> <p>“I just love any time I have any family and friends around, just being able to sit and laugh — I think laughter heals everything,” she continued.</p> <p>In 2022, Brinkley spoke about her figure. She was seen in a crop top and shorts while stretching on the beach and offered some solid advice.</p> <p>“When you eat too much, it’s not as easy to lose the weight, so here’s a tip that’s tried and true, that will make you feel like your best you,” she said.</p> <p>She also advised, “avoid the sugar and do exercise, it’s not about the size of your thighs.”</p> <p>“Vibrant good health will be your prize! Reminder this month when you buy a bottle, you’ll put planting trees into full throttle!” she said.</p> <p>The mum-of-three was spotted in a light blue swimsuit while walking on the shore in the Caribbean and took to Instagram to reveal to followers what she eats to stay in shape.</p> <p>She broke down her healthy diet tips and tricks that don’t skimp on flavour but rely heavily on freshly picked fruit.</p> <p>In one post she uploaded an image of freshly cut papaya sprinkled with greens.</p> <p>“My neighbors grew this papaya! Look at the rich color! I'm planting the seeds from this papaya!”she wrote.</p> <p>Another post showcased her breakfast which appeared to consist primarily of fresh fruit.</p> <p>“Today's breakfast! Chia seeds really fill you up fast, great source of fiber and quercetin an antioxidant that can reduce your risk of developing several health conditions including heart disease!”, she wrote.</p> <p>Another post saw blueberries and raspers over chia seeds mixed with a “milk replacement” and pecans on top.</p> <p>“Easy to make too just put 2 tablespoons of chia seeds for every half cup of your milk replacement of choice. I love it made with coconut milk or Oatmilk, Just pop it in the fridge and it will puff up. Ta Da!</p> <p>“Add fruit dribble with honey if you have a sweet tooth.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram</em></p>

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Outrage over Craig McLachlan’s TV return

<p>Christie Whelan Browne has condemned the decision to put Craig McLachlan back in the limelight as part of the 2023 cast for <em>SAS Australia</em>. </p> <p>The series, which has been known to give its cast members ‘redemption arcs’, has faced criticism in the past for highlighting the likes of Wayne Carey and Sam Burgess.</p> <p>And now Browne - who accused McLachlan of sexually assaulting her during their theatre performances run - has taken to Twitter to voice her disgust at his return to television, asking the question, “how do we feel about someone who was charged on multiple sexual assault charges being put back on tv and being referred to simply as a ‘controversial figure’? </p> <p>“I also saw a post saying he was the ‘winner’ of that case. But if you bother to read the judgement- he was acquitted on a technicality and the judge WHO HEARD THE EVIDENCE, believed it happened. </p> <p>“I am so f***ing sick of this s**t.” </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">How do we feel about someone who was charged on multiple sexual assault charges being put back on tv and being referred to simply as a ‘controversial figure’?</p> <p>— Christie Whelan (@Christie_Whelan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Christie_Whelan/status/1632555087989211137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>Browne’s supporters were in agreement, with many unhappy to see yet another disgraced star given a free pass back to national attention. </p> <p>“SAS have a type, they gave Sam Burgess a redemption song story, now McLachlan. It's poor form, next they will give the guy from Hey dad another go, wrote one, before pleading with Channel 7 to “DO BETTER”.</p> <p>“I hate it,” wrote another. “In the same way as a sportsman gets past sexual assault charges and then in a post-match interview refers to it as ‘a hard year for me. I'm just glad to be on the field doing what I do’.”</p> <p>“As soon as I read the headline I knew exactly what tv show it was that he’d be appearing on,” shared one, a comment alongside dozens on how people were unsurprised at SAS Australia’s move. </p> <p>McLachlan was charged in 2018 when Browne - along with two fellow female cast members - brought forward allegations of indecent assault. McLachlan was the star of their 2014 <em>The Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> production.</p> <p>He denied the allegations against him, and was found not guilty by a magistrate in December 2020 after a criminal trial. </p> <p>McLachlan has not had an acting job since the accusations were brought to light, and the <em>SAS Australia</em> announcement marks his return to television. </p> <p>The 57-year-old was reported by<em> The Daily Telegraph </em>to be flying from Sydney to train with ex-special forces in preparation for his time on the challenging reality series. </p> <p>The 2023 season has been declared to have a gruelling training regime that is set to have its participants “sweating bullets”. </p> <p>The mission statement for the 2023 season says the training regime will have the cast “sweating bullets”.</p> <p>McLachlan will be joined by convicted drug smuggler ‘cocaine Cassie’ Sainsbury, former world boxing champ Anthony Mundine, Thai cave rescue hero Dr Craig Challen, Brownlow medallist Jason Akermanis, model Lindy Klim, and Olympians Stephanie Rice, Peter Bol, and Matthew Mitcham. </p> <p>Footy commentator Abbey Holmes, former reality TV star Tim Robards, actor Zima Anderson, retired NRL star Boyd Cordner, and rugby star Mahalie Murphy will also be joining the crew for the 2023 season. </p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Craig McLachlan's tearful partner takes the stand

<p dir="ltr">Craig McLachlan’s long-term partner has burst into tears in court as she recalled the moment he told her he was accused of sexual harassing his co-workers.</p> <p dir="ltr">Vanessa Scammell, McLachlan’s partner since 2021, took the stand at the NSW Supreme Court as the second week of the defamation trial begins.</p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan is suing Christie Whelan Brown and media outlets ABC and Fairfax for defamation claims made in 2018 over reports of assault, indecent assault, harassment and exposing himself to female cast members of the <em>The Rocky Horror Show</em> during the 2014 production of the musical.</p> <p dir="ltr">He has continued to deny the allegations as the media outlets defend their claims on the basis of truth.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ms Scammell told the court that the cast of <em>The Rocky Horror Show</em> were affectionate with each other and would often greet each other with hugs and kisses.</p> <p dir="ltr">She also said that Ms Whelan Brown would “flick the elastic” on McLachlan’s shorts while making “interesting remarks”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“She would make references to what was underneath the boxer pants and would flick him with a towel,” Ms Scammell told the court, <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/actor-craig-mclachlan-sent-videos-of-himself-pretending-to-masturbate-to-female-costar/news-story/a77110fa715bacd9f68c13fce404fb71" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a> reported.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ms Scammell also revealed that Ms Whelan Brown would “flick Craig in the groin or backside” and saw her give him a “solid slap to the buttocks” backstage at a show in Melbourne.</p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan’s partner was asked about how the pair felt when the accusations came out from ABC and Fairfax noting that he was “devastated, humiliated and destroyed”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He was incapable of answering and I was worried about his mental state,” an upset Ms Scammell said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He was so damaged that I could barely get a constructive sentence out of him”.</p> <p dir="ltr">The court heard that the couple only saw each other a week after the allegations broke.</p> <p dir="ltr">They ran into each other’s arms and fell to the ground where they “didn’t speak for 40 minutes”.</p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan had earlier finished giving evidence for the fifth day of the trial where he told the court he sent videos of himself pretending to masturbate to Ms Whelan Brown.</p> <p dir="ltr">The actors had most recently worked together on the Network Ten television series The Wrong Girl from 2016 to 2017 and would use crude, sexual nicknames such as “gobbler and blumpkin”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Defence barrister Michael Hodge QC questioned McLachlan if the nicknames prompted him to send the videos.</p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan once again said in the video he was pretending to masturbate and wasn’t in the toilet.</p> <p dir="ltr">He told the court that he would prank and make sexual jokes on the set of the musical like deep throating bananas, masturbating on crew members’ arms and using the nicknames.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Hodge questioned whether he would peel the banana to make it appear as a phallus, to which McLachlan said: “Well the banana is already the appropriate shape, but yes.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The trial continues.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Nine News (2020)</em></p>

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Court releases backstage pics in Craig McLachlan defamation trial

<p dir="ltr">Craig McLachlan's defamation trial has shown several risqué photos with co-star Christie Whelan Brown whom he is suing.</p> <p dir="ltr">The images were released by Sydney's Supreme Court on Tuesday and were taken back in 2005 when the pair first met for the production of the musical <em>Grease</em>. </p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan’s barrister, Kieran Smark told the court that the images were showing the sort of relationship the pair had before things turned sour. </p> <p dir="ltr">“They met, and he will tell you about becoming friends with her,” Mr Smark told the jury.</p> <p dir="ltr">“She‘s standing with her hands against the wall and pretending or playing at something to do with simulated sex, one supposes.”</p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan took to the stand and told the court that Ms Whelan Brown had actually asked him to take the sexually suggestive photos, <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/craig-mclachlans-backstage-pics-with-christie-whelan-browne-released-as-defamation-trial-continues/news-story/134f5b077a3ad81ef1b804460789e0cc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a> reported.</p> <p dir="ltr">He agreed to take the photos with her but rejected her offer of pulling her hair.</p> <p dir="ltr">He explained that their relationship was “terrific”, with “lots of laughs” and they got on “fabulously well”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ms Whelan Brown is expected to give evidence at a later date as the trial continues.</p> <p dir="ltr">McLachlan is suing Ms Whelan Brown and media outlets ABC and Fairfax for defamation claims made in 2018 over reports of assault, indecent assault, harassment and exposing himself to female cast members during the 2014 production of the musical.</p> <p dir="ltr">The media outlets are defending the claims on the basis of truth.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Sydney Supreme Court</em></p>

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Stunning at 65! Christie Brinkley kicks off 2020 in incredible red bikini style

<p>Christie Brinkley spent New Year’s Eve in Turks and Caicos with friends and family, kicking off 2020 with a bang.</p> <p>The 65-year-old model and actress flaunted her incredible figure in a red bikini and a sarong, pairing with a cute, raffia bucket hat as she sailed through the “beautiful islands” surrounding Parrot Cay where she attended American fashion designer Donna Karan’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner.</p> <p>She even revealed how she was kickstarting her resolution “to go to places we’ve never been in 2020.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B63YoDanZPz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B63YoDanZPz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I think one of the best ways to start off the new year ( besides a good snorkel adventure ) is with some self care – one of my favorite ways to treat myself and those I love is with an Ultherapy® consultation! I recommend Ultherapy to all my girlfriends and encourage them to go in for consultations. I know firsthand how well it works to boost collagen and elastin for natural-looking results. What better way to jump start your post-holiday energy and start feeling like a new you than with some Ultherapy®?! 💫 #ChristieLovesUltherapy</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/christiebrinkley/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Christie Brinkley</a> (@christiebrinkley) on Jan 3, 2020 at 9:10am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“On the first day of the year we ventured a little further and we found three beautiful islands just around the bend!” she captioned an Instagram post. “May your new year be full of happy beautiful adventures near far and even within your heart and soul!”</p> <p>And despite sailing with her 24-year-old son, commenters couldn’t believe how youthful she looked.</p> <p>“Not the first time I thought you were a teenager,” wrote one person.</p> <p>Another said: “Forever young. Living your best life.”</p> <p>The blonde bombshell shared a number of photos from Donna Karan’s new year bash, as she’s dressed in a long-sleeved white maxi-dress.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yBL4inFYG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yBL4inFYG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I can really get down! Getting back up tho 😂 show us how it’s done @thethirdearl 😘❤️🌴🌊🎄⭐️👑🎩🔥💥🌺🍾🥂💃🏼💃🏼🌴</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/christiebrinkley/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Christie Brinkley</a> (@christiebrinkley) on Jan 1, 2020 at 7:32am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Many people called the mother-of-three an “inspiration” and provided well wishes for the new year, which Brinkley rang in while “dancing on tabletops,” according to an earlier post.</p> <p>“I can really get down,” she captioned the video of herself and her 21-year-old daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, dancing the night away.</p> <p>“Stay young as long as you can,” said one user. While another wrote, “I really want to know what your secret it you look amazing.”</p>

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Age is just a number! Christie Brinkley flaunts incredible bikini body

<p>Christie Brinkley may be 65, but she’s proven once again that age really is just a number.</p> <p>The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model took to Instagram to flaunt her bikini body, as she shared photos from her beach getaway.</p> <p>The mother-of-two looked incredible as always, with her famous figure going virtually unchanged despite being in her 60s.</p> <p>The photos show Christie rocking a skimpy black string bikini as she lies in the sand to soak up some sun.</p> <p>“Early morning Swim … Fish were jumping Pelicans swooping by and warm Rays of Sunshine … just soaking it all in ! #luckyhousepc,” she captioned the photos.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxr_f1mn6WC/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxr_f1mn6WC/" target="_blank">Early Morning Swim...Fish were jumping Pelicans swooping by and warm Rays of Sunshine ...just soaking it all in ! #luckyhousepc</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/christiebrinkley/" target="_blank"> Christie Brinkley</a> (@christiebrinkley) on May 20, 2019 at 7:16am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Brinkley had made a promise to herself previously to never pose in a bikini again, but her latest snap has not only revealed the reason for her backtracking but have also had fans label the model as “inspiring”.</p> <p>“Goodness you are so inspirational! Your posts make me happy,” one person wrote.</p> <p>“Age really is just a number. Thank you for reminding us,” said another.</p> <p>One wrote: “Once a swimsuit model always a swimsuit model. Damn woman you are an inspiration.”</p> <p>It was only last month that the ‘70s supermodel revealed her secrets to her youthful appearance.</p> <p>“I hear actresses constantly talking about how you hit a certain age and offers don’t come in anymore,” Brinkley told <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/"><em>The Mirror</em></a>. “We’re changing that a lot, and that is because, frankly, we’re healthier today.”</p> <p>Brinkley also lives a clean lifestyle.</p> <p>“We’re a generation that has been exercising, has been eating right, and so we feel good,” she explained. “But so many women despite that still get influenced. There are so many things that influence us to feel we should be thinking about slipping away and winding things down. (Keeping young) is to be able to be out there active, doing things, learning new things.</p> <p>“Being curious about the world, taking on challenges, and constantly growing and learning, that’s the fountain of youth… Those things are the things that keep invigorated.”</p>

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Craig McLachlan to sue over sexual harassment claims

<p>Craig McLachlan has <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2018/01/craig-mclachlan-breaks-silence-about-sexual-misconduct-allegations/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2018</strong></span></a>, and it appears the former Neighbours star has finally had enough, filing defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media and the ABC on Thursday.</p> <p><a href="http://www.news.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>News.com.au</strong></em></span></a> reports the Gold Logie winning actor is set to contest claims that he sexually harassed several former colleagues, with former co-star Christie Whelan Browne among the names mentioned in the defamation suit.</p> <p>McLachlan’s statement of claim lodged in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, focuses on brown who he says committed “indecent acts” on him.</p> <p>The claim states Browne was "herself a notoriously foul-mouthed person who publicly distributed offensive matter and had expressed interest in deviant sexual practices."</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A joint investigation between <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/2018/01/craig-mclachlan-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Fairfax Media and the ABC earlier this year</strong></span></a> reported several cast members of a 2014 run of The Rocky Horror Show had accused McLachlan of sexual harassment, leading to him to pull out of the show’s current run in Adelaide.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What are your thoughts?</p> <p><em>Hero image credit: Twitter / World News Home</em></p>

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Top 5 Agatha Christie mysteries

<p>Agatha Christie, the woman behind legendary characters Poirot and Miss Marple, is right up there with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when it comes to writing mysteries that stay with us for decades. And, while you can’t go wrong when it comes to choosing one of her novels, there are a few that really stand out. Here are our picks for the top five mysteries by Agatha Christie. How many have you read?</p> <p><strong>5.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fthe-abc-murders-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780007119295.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The ABC Murders</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>A serial killer is on the loose, and they’re working their way through the alphabet, leaving a calling card beside each victim – the ABC Railway Guide open to the name of the town where the murder occurred. The killer has already struck Andover, Bexhill and Churston, but can Poirot stop them before they reach “D”?</p> <p><strong>4.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fa-murder-is-announced-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780007120963.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Murder is Announced</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>In the village of Chipping Cleghorn, the townsfolk are shaken by an eerie advertisement posted in the local newspaper, reading, “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.” The villagers, fascinated by the advertisement, gather at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm when, suddenly, the lights go out. But is it a hoax? A practical joke? Or the real thing?</p> <p><strong>3.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fand-then-there-were-none-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780062073488.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">And Then There were None</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>Ten strangers are invited to a mansion located on a remote island off the coast of Devon by the mysterious “U. N. Owen.” At dinner, a recorded message plays, accusing each guest of harbouring a dark secret. By the end of the night, one of them is dead. One by one, the guests are murdered, stranded by a violent storm. But who is the killer? And will anyone live to see the light of day?</p> <p><strong>2.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fthe-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780007141340.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>When Poirot retires to a village near the home of his friend, Roger Ackroyd, he soon finds himself back on the case after Ackroyd is found stabbed to death, just one day after his lover, who was being blackmailed about murdering her first husband, commits suicide. It’s down to Poirot to solve the murder, as well as discover the identity of the person blackmailing Ackroyd’s lover.</p> <p><strong>1.</strong>  <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fmurder-on-the-orient-express-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780062073501.html"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Murder on the Orient Express</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>Just past midnight, the Orient Express stops in its tracks during a vicious snowstorm. The next morning, a passenger is found dead, stabbed twelve times with his door locked from the inside. All the evidence Poirot has to go off only confuses him further, leading him to believe a criminal mastermind must be behind the murder. But who is it?</p> <p>Which is your favourite Agatha Christie mystery and why? Let us know in the comment section below.</p>

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Rare New Zealand painting up for grabs at Christie's in London

<p>A rare painting by one of Captain James Cook's crew members is set to go on sale at the famous London store Christie's later this month.</p><p>The painting by Williams Hodges depicts a Maori man standing near Cascade Cove in Dusky Bay, an area now part of the Fiordland National Park.</p><p>The almost 250-year-old piece is set to be sold for about the $200,000 mark.</p><p>Hodges was on Cook's second voyage to the Pacific, and is considered an important contributor to early New Zealand art.</p><p>Ari Edgecombe, curator of visual arts at the Southland Museum &amp; Art Gallery, said while Hodges was employed to draw coastal views for navigation purposes, his main work was to gather material for landscape paintings.</p><p>"He would of made quite a large amount of sketches, and oils. The voyage home was very lengthy, that is when he would of done most of his big oil paintings," he said.&nbsp;</p><p>The Southland Museum has a similar painting by Hodges of Dusky Bay. Edgecombe said it was a popular attraction which people loved spending time with.</p><p>Although the sale at Christie's could go to a private collection, Edgecombe was confident it would one day make it back to New Zealand.</p><p>"These things will make their way back where they came from," he said.</p><p>Written by Tommy Livingston. First appeared on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong>Stuff.co.nz</strong></a></span>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Related links:</strong></p><p><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/technology/2015/10/iphone-photo-tips/">8 iPhone photo tips you’ll want to know about</a></span></strong></em></p><p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/10/gardening-is-healthy-study/">5 ways gardening is good for you</a></span></em></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2015/10/woman-discovers-she-is-a-grandma/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lady’s reaction that she’s a grandma is priceless</span></em></strong></a></p>

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