He couldn’t have rotated his phone 90°?
What is this new evidence and who are these new eyewitnesses? If McLachlan had this, why didn’t he use it during his recent trial, and if he has held it back why not hold it back for the defamation trial?
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7NEWS Spotlight Presents: Horror Show
Craig McLachlan’s tell-all documentary
Back before the allegations, the life of once-acclaimed actor Craig McLachlan and his long-time partner, Vanessa Scammell, was perfect and their future looked bright.
Overnight, that all changed.
From mega-star to alleged monster, in January 2018 press reports put McLachlan in the frame of multiple sexual harassment allegations against female theatre actors.
Soon after McLachlan sued for defamation, a case that’s still to be heard. He was charged and would face trial on 13 serious indecent assault and common law assault offenses against four women on the set of The Rocky Horror Show in 2014.
The public vilification was instant and unforgiving against the backdrop of Harvey Weinstein and the international #MeToo movement.
McLachlan’s career was dead: he was stood down from The Rocky Horror Show and The Doctor Blake Mysteries and hasn’t been able to land a job since.
Just before Christmas last year, he was acquitted of all crimes, but McLachlan’s fight to clear his name is far from over.
In this confronting and emotionally-charged 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive documentary, McLachlan opens up for the first time about the case which has dominated the past three-and-a-half years of his life.
Fearful even of trips to the local supermarket, McLachlan self-exiled to a shipping container on a remote property to escape the public glare. He reveals at the height of his despair being admitted to a mental health facility and a failed suicide attempt.
Nothing if off limits as he details his stratospheric fall and the depression that ultimately saw him hit rock bottom, featuring hours of never-before-seen, unfiltered confessional videos shot by McLachlan over the course of his ordeal.
Above all, this is a love story between McLachlan and his leading lady, Vanessa Scammell: how their relationship survived allegations that would have destroyed most couples.
7NEWS Spotlight Executive Producer, Mark Llewellyn, said: “I’ve been working on thisdocumentary for months and in that time, I have been witness – in the most confronting of ways – to the catastrophic effects public humiliation has on a person, and those who care for them.
“This is a side seldom seen. It’s raw emotion. It’s real pain. It’s what happens when your career, your reputation, your life is taken away from you.
“Like most Australians, I knew Craig from his Logies wins and his television stardom. I knew little about the case, but what this investigation reveals – new vision, new witnesses and new information – is beyond anything I ever expected to uncover.”
7NEWS Spotlight: Horror Show premieres 7pm this Sunday on Channel 7
https://twitter.com/7NewsSpotlight/status/1392659212954595331?s=20
Seven seems to be extremely obsessed with these ‘tell-all’ interviews. What about some actual news that a large majority of the mainstream audience actually care about?
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I was about to say that. I really don’t think anyone actually cares about the bloke. I don’t think it’s going to rate any good either.
Usually these interviews don’t overly reveal much at all. In fact it probably makes things worse. His got claims against him. Unless he can’t completely prove they are all fake his got no hope of wining anyone over.
Does not seem to be much sympathy about for these people, even if they are innocent. Christian Porter isn’t overly favoured anymore, comments last week on his re appearance in Parliament across socials weren’t great.
Personally I think it’s a good move by Seven to try something else on Sunday nights in place of Big Brother. BB has been beaten by Lego Masters and Masterchef for the last few Sundays.
I think the upcoming Craig McLachlan special should rate well.
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This documentary might have aged like cheese left out of the fridge even before it goes to air
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Of course this special would prompt further claims, sometimes it’s the encouragement people need to break their silence.
I think it is important we are still able to hear from Craig. Whether he is innocent or guilty he’s entitled to tell his story.
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Do we know who the interviewer is?
My guess is Denham Hitchcock or Michael Usher.
And here come all the accusations left, right and centre
Actress Virginia Gay tweeted this afternoon, urging people to boycott the Craig McLachlan special.
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I really wish Big Brother was on and not this shit
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Graig McLachlan is free to start his own website with a video blog where he goes on long rants about whatever has crossed his mind today. He shouldn’t be on Channel 7 tonight.
Honestly, who cares about these people breaking their silence? Next thing they’ll have Ben Roberts-Smith having a ‘tell-all interview’ that tells us about nothing useful.
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Whether Craig is innocent or guilty, that’s irrelevant. He is still allowed to tell his side of the story.
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That’s why I said he can create his own website. Nothing stopping him doing that.
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I wonder if 7 went to him (With cash) or vice versa
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This interview will rate through the roof. I don’t think McLachlan is helping himself by releasing those video diaries. It will probably damage his reputation further and he’ll probably lose some support from those who took his side during the court case. Everyone will have an opinion and want to be involved in the conversation tomorrow.
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I’ll just be watching the short highlights on Twitter. It will be typical Seven News garbage.
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