Hollywood star Rebel Wilson sent reassuring texts to a producer days after telling her a sexual harassment complaint had been made against her by the film's star.

Rebel Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the Australian lead actor of her directorial debut, musical comedy The Deb.

MacInnes claims she was defamed by Wilson in four social media posts which claimed the young actor made a sexual harassment complaint and then retracted it to further her career.

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Her lawsuit centres on the aftermath of a medical episode suffered by the film's co-producer Amanda Ghost at Bondi Beach in September 2023.

MacInnes helped her back to an apartment they were sharing with others and the pair ended up sharing a bath in their swimwear in a bid to warm up, she says.

Wilson claimed her film's star had confided she felt uncomfortable after Ghost requested they shower and bathe together, but MacInnes has denied making a complaint.

Ghost today told the Federal Court she was shocked when the Bridesmaids star said MacInnes had reported she felt uncomfortable when the producer requested they share a bath.

Ghost was confused and asked Wilson to clarify whether the young actor was making a complaint against her, the court was told.

"Charlotte says all good," Wilson reported back after speaking with MacInnes.

"She just meant 'it was a bizarre situation' not that she personally felt uncomfortable (kiss)".

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When Ghost expressed her relief, the Hollywood actor explained that the young actor instantly said there were "zero issues".

But after discussing the complaint with Wilson further, she agreed she had doubts about MacInnes' honesty at the time.

"I was annoyed after Rebel presented a case about her to me," she said.

Ghost later told a friend she became so angry with MacInnes she couldn't even look at her.

She was so concerned she decided to avoid the young actor, instigate a third party investigation into the complaint and evict MacInnes from the apartment they shared with others.

MacInnes revealed during her own testimony yesterday she felt confused and was deeply distressed by Ghost keeping her distance.

After she found out the reason for the cold shoulder, the actor said it was important Ghost knew she had never made a complaint.

Ghost had been instrumental in her career and she was worried about the potential impact of a falling out, the young actor said.

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When she briefly returned to the witness box today, she said she felt that her evidence had been ridiculed on social media by Wilson's wife earlier in the day.

The post, seen by AAP, depicted the forgetful Finding Nemo character Dory with the words: "I suffer from short term memory loss… or do I? I can't remember."

MacInnes' barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC suggested the post was referencing her client's responses that she couldn't remember details about four years of travel.

She said the post was relevant to a claim for aggravated damages over the harm caused to the young actor, who attested the post made her feel "awful".

"She was mocking the evidence I gave," MacInnes told the court.

She claims her reputation has been seriously damaged by suggestions in the social media posts that she is untrustworthy and prioritised her career over the 300 cast and crew of The Deb.

But Wilson denies the posts are defamatory and says the young actor's career has not been adversely affected by the posts.

The key issue is not whether MacInnes was sexually harassed but rather whether she made a complaint and then withdrew it, Wilson's barrister Dauid Sibtain SC said.

Both Wilson and her wife are expected to give evidence in the second week of the legal battle.

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Mattress company Emma Sleep has been ordered to pay a $15 million fine by a federal court after the company admitted to misleading sale advertisements.

German-owned Emma Sleep Pty Ltd, which began in 2013 and operates as an online "bed-in-a-box" retailer in Australia, was found to have made false or misleading representations about the sale price of mattresses, bed frames, pillows and sleep accessories.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) found that Emma Sleep advertised 74 products online with a sale price and a higher price with a "strikethrough", which indicated a discount.

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But the corporate watchdog said 58 of these products had not been for sale at the strikethrough price or without any discount.

The remaining 16 products had "almost never" been for sale at the strikethrough price without a discount or savings.

The misleading sales were advertised between June 2020 and March 2023.

Emma Sleep's website was accessed more than 4.9 million times during this period and over 243,000 products were sold, resulting in over $134 million in revenue, the ACCC said.

"Emma Sleep Pty Ltd also admitted that it had made misleading representations that the discount prices were available for a limited time, by using a countdown timer that would reset during a sale campaign, and using phrases such as 'Ending Soon' when the products continued to be advertised at the same or similar discount," the ACCC said.

"The court found that the conduct arose out of a deliberate marketing strategy and that senior management turned a blind eye to whether it contravened the Australian Consumer Law.

"The conduct was not inadvertent or caused by a system error."

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The court found Emma Sleep Southeast Asia engaged in the same misleading conduct.

Emma Sleep Pty Ltd was ordered pay a penalty of $7.5 million, and Emma Sleep Southeast Asia Inc to pay $7.5 million.

"The Emma Sleep companies breached the Australian Consumer Law by making false or misleading representations which gave consumers the impression they were getting a bargain," ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward said.

"The ACCC was concerned that Emma Sleep's conduct created a false sense of urgency about the offer by using a countdown timer that reset itself, and by making false claims suggesting to consumers that the sale was ending soon, which to may have pressured them into making a rushed purchase decision."

Emma Sleep was also ordered to publish corrective notices and implement a compliance program.

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Shock jock Kyle Sandilands has told reporters "don't believe the bullshit" as his high-stakes court case continues to unfold.

Reporters asked the radio host for his response to claims his former co-star Jackie O did not want to be in the same courtroom as him.

"They say they don't want to be in the same courtroom, that's their legal strategy, we have a different strategy," Sandilands said outside of the Federal Court in Sydney today.

"Just don't believe the bullshit that you hear and read, just wait to see what comes out in court."

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Sandilands is likely to admit a raft of explicit and offensive statements towards his co-host in the court case.

But the notorious radio host will argue former employer ARN was well aware of his personality and made that behaviour a condition of his contract, his lawyer said today.

Both Sandilands and Jackie "O" Henderson are suing ARN following an on-air spat that blew up their top-rated show.

The cases were heard together in the court today but no reunion between the star pair took place.

Sandilands' barrister Scott Robertson SC argued the radio host's contract was unfairly terminated because he had a "special immunity" to outrageous conduct.

"Particular kinds of conduct … might be considered serious misconduct under workplace law but not when you consider the contract," Robertson said.

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"If you buy Kyle, you get Kyle."

Robertson said headline-drawing outbursts were "contractually desired" by ARN and clips of arguments between the pair were monetised through posting on social media.

Sandilands allegedly said some of Henderson's comments were "weird, psychological bullshit", and her belief in "hype words" was negatively impacting her dating life.

He allegedly made offensive comments to her in September 2025 that prompted her to raise a complaint with station staff.

"Don't f—ing bother coming back either until you get your f—ing shit together like a normal person," Sandilands allegedly told Henderson off-air.

"I've been carrying this whole show for f—ing a year."

The pair are both seeking the full payout of the remainder of their 10-year, $100 million contracts signed at the end of 2023.

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Media scrum at court

Arriving in a black Rolls-Royce worth around $1 million, Sandilands told waiting reporters that his case hearing was "just a procedural day" and would offer "no fun".

When asked if he had spoken to his co-host Jackie "O", whose own separate lawsuit against ARN is due to be heard in the Federal Court today as well, Kyle said he did not expect her to appear.

Sandilands said his message for ARN was simple: "Put me back on the radio".

"Let's get the share price back up."

He was then asked about ARN's counter-claim, which detailed a number of alleged breaches by him.

"There's strategy and then there's real and not real… I'm just happy to get in court and get the truth out," he said.

"I'm not really nervous. It's pretty ugly now.

"Once we get inside and we get all the answers out, the truth will raise its head."

But ARN, the parent company of KIIS FM, claimed in court the controversial pair cost the company key advertising revenue through their sacking.

"There is no pleaded allegation … that anyone is suffering any loss by not being on the radio," ARN barrister Tom Blackburn SC said.

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In its defence to Sandilands' lawsuit over his sacking, ARN told the court Henderson sent the station a letter in February claiming her co-host had engaged in "persistent and relentless bullying".

Henderson alleged in court documents she complained to station management multiple times about comments by Sandilands over about six months.

Her lawyer Vanja Bulut said evidence was expected to be called detailing the damage to Henderson's health and wellbeing as a result of the sacking.

Henderson's agent Gemma O'Neill was in court today.

But Sandilands' suit claims he did not deserve to have his contract torn up because he had not committed serious misconduct.

The highly public bust-up moved into the legal arena after an exchange between the star pair in February, when Sandilands accused his co-host of being "off with the fairies".

The on-air comments prompted Henderson to say she could no longer work with her contentious colleague.

As Sandilands left the court, he told reporters "the only thing I wanted today, it's more of a procedural day, was to get this case started quickly".

As the radio host and members of the media walked down the court stairs, a person appeared to trip.

"Enough of the walking and falling over," Sandilands said.

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The upcoming visit by King Charles III to the United States and a meeting with President Donald Trump is shaping as the most important overseas trip of his reign.

There are high hopes on both sides of the Atlantic, the royal visit next week will rebuild the "special relationship" between the US and Britain which has sunk to its lowest level for 70 years over disagreements about the Iran war.

Staunch royalist Trump thinks so telling the BBC overnight the King's visit could "absolutely" help repair Washington-London relations, before offering gushing praise about Charles.

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"I know him well, I've known him for years," he said. "He's a brave man, and he's a great man. They would absolutely be a positive."

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to the US for a four-day visit starting next Monday to mark the ‌250th anniversary of the US declaration of independence from British rule.

The monarch will hold a private meeting with the president and also deliver an address to Congress.

But one expert cautions against expectations the King will be engaging in one-to-one diplomacy with Trump to ease tensions over what the president says has been a lack of support from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Middle East.

"We should be aware this visit has been in the planning for months, and comes after Trump's state visit to the UK," said Sydney University cultural historian Cindy McCreery.

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The biggest impact of the royal visit on easing recent US-UK tensions will probably be in the public image projecting decades of close economic, military and security links between the two nations, she says.

For Trump, it will offer another opportunity to indulge his love of the royal family and their representation of traditional social authority.

In a video shared on X by the US Department of State today, Trump said: "I look forward to having King Charles come. He's a friend of mine. We've spoken and we're going to have a great time."

Some commentators have recalled comparisons with the White House visit by the King's mother, Queen Elizabeth II, seven decades ago, at a moment of plummeting Anglo-American relations.

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She was received by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1957 during the aftermath of the seizure of the Suez Canal by British and French troops. When the US failed to support the takeover, it sparked a humiliating climbdown by the UK, and was regarded as a key moment when Britain lost world power status..

The then young Queen Elizabeth II was credited with restoring UK relations with the Eisenhower administration through 'soft diplomacy'.

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Employers are cracking down on white-collar cocaine use after detections of the illicit substance almost doubled in Australian workplaces this year.

Positive workplace tests for the illegal party drug were up 45 per cent in the quarter ending March 31, according to the country's largest drug testing agency.

The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA) chief executive Glenn Dobson warned that cocaine detection is no longer slowing down outside of typical holiday periods and is becoming a "sustained" problem in office environments.

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"We did see a holiday spike followed by a partial correction, but cocaine detections have not returned to previous baseline levels," Dobson said.

"Year-over-year, detections are up across almost every state, which may point to a steady and increasingly entrenched supply network."

Cocaine use has climbed in every state except Western Australia, according to tests compiled by TDDA between January 1 and March 31.

The data has been taken from pre-employment, post-incident, regular and random testing in Australian workplaces.

Detections of the drug were highest in South Australian workers, with an 128.2 per cent year-on-year increase, followed by Queensland, NSW and Victoria.

The use of amphetamine-type substances (ATS), including methamphetamine, is also up by 28.3 per cent.

The TDDA has urged employers to ramp up efforts to tackle drug use as a "priority" in light of the alarming statistics.

Dobson told the Australian Financial Review (AFR) that he is seeing "more testing in white-collar environments".

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"If a testing programme is not yet in place, or has not been reviewed for some time, addressing this should be a priority," Dobson added.

"Employers are encouraged to strengthen measures specifically addressing those substances.

"Implementing a targeted testing programme including pre-employment, regular and random testing is one of the most effective tools for early warning and intervention."

Dobson said cocaine detection can be prevalent among high-performing staff in leadership roles.

He described it as a "risk" to everyone in the workplace.

"Cocaine does not announce itself the way some other substances do," Dobson said.

"Employees using cocaine may present as confident and high-performing, even as their judgement, concentration and impulse control are compromised.

"In workplaces where people operate heavy machinery, drive vehicles, or carry out safety-sensitive tasks, that is not just a risk to the individual. It is a risk to everyone around them.

"By the time the problem becomes visible, it may have already been present for some time."

National Alcohol and Other Drug hotline 1800 250 015

Support for families and friends of individuals experiencing alcohol or drug dependency:

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Exclusive: As the cost-of-living crisis forces small Australian businesses to close physical stores, one unlikely niche seems to be thriving: romance book stores.

It's because they offer something online shopping "could never compete with".

Once considered taboo, romance is now one of the biggest fiction genres in Australia and accounts for tens of millions of dollars in book sales every year.

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Online book communities and successful book-to-film and -TV adaptations, like Bridgerton and Heated Rivalry, have only made it more mainstream.

But most Aussie readers aren't satisfied with e-books and buying novels online.

More than 75 per cent prefer physical books according to Monash University research, and they're willing to pay a premium for them.

It's all great news for Scarlett Hopper.

She opened Romancing The Novel in Paddington, Sydney less than two years ago and business has been booming.

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It's been so successful that while other retailers are struggling to keep the lights on in one store, Hopper is opening a second location in New Farm, Brisbane this August.

"It's a testament to romance because people used to shame it, they would knock it," Hopper told nine.com.au.

"And they still do, don't get me wrong.

"But clearly something is really working because it's a billion dollar [global] industry."

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A teenager who killed a Queensland grandmother and triggered landmark youth justice laws has lost an appeal over his 16-year sentence.

The boy was 16 years old when he fatally stabbed Vyleen White in a carjacking outside a shopping centre west of Brisbane in February 2024, sparking state-wide outrage.

The crime was the catalyst for controversial "adult crime, adult time" laws, ensuring juveniles face at least 20 years in custody for serious offences like murder.

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However, they were not retroactive, and the boy was sentenced under the state's previous laws, receiving a 16-year jail term.

The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appealed, claiming his jail term was excessive for a non-premeditated murder and that the sentencing judge had made an error.

The boy received the highest sentence ever handed down in Queensland to a 16-year-old for a single stable murder, defence barrister Matthew Hynes told the Court of Appeal justices in March.

"This is a case where there is a single stab with fleeting attention," he said.

However, the court dismissed the appeal, rejecting the arguments.

An advocate said outside court in March that the boy's appeal was an insult to White's traumatised family and there would be community outrage if the original sentence was not upheld.

"A precedent needed to be set and this was the right precedent to be set," Victims 1st ambassador Lyndy Atkinson said.

The teen pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced in November 2025.

He is likely to be released from custody in late 2033, about the time of his 26th birthday, after 60 per cent of his sentence is completed with time already served.

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Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have doubled down on their mathematically incorrect claims about how percentages work.

The US president has repeatedly claimed his policies would reduce prescription drug prices by as much as 600 per cent.

Such a claim is mathematically impossible.

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But speaking in the Oval Office, Kennedy explained how Trump's maths worked.

"(A Democratic senator claimed) it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600 per cent," he said.

"I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600 per cent rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600 per cent savings.'"

Trump added: "Right."

Both Trump and Kennedy are wrong. 100 per cent represents the whole of something. It is impossible to reduce anything beyond 100 per cent of itself.

The senator Kennedy was referencing was Elizabeth Warren, who grilled him at a committee hearing yesterday.

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She criticised Trump's bad maths on the topic of drug prices.

"Which I think means companies should be paying you to take their drugs," Warren said.

Kennedy defended Trump's maths at the hearing.

"President Trump has a different way of calculating," he said.

"There's two ways of calculating percentages."

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A special forces soldier involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged after he allegedly made a bet on the operation ahead of time.

Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly placed $46,000 worth of wagers on Polymarket betting that Maduro would be out of office by January 31.

When Maduro was captured by US troops on a raid on January 3, Van Dyke allegedly made $573,000.

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While the details of his involvement in the operation are not known, he was pictured holding a rifle on the warship where Maduro was taken after his capture.

The 38-year-old has been charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act, one count of wire fraud and a count of an unlawful monetary transaction.

Combined, the counts could result in 60 years behind bars.

"Our men and women in uniform are trusted with classified information in order to accomplish their mission as safely and effectively as possible, and are prohibited from using this highly sensitive information for personal financial gain," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

"Widespread access to prediction markets is a relatively new phenomenon, but federal laws protecting national security information fully apply."

Van Dyke will appear in court today.

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"Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly betrayed his fellow soldiers by utilising classified information for his own financial gain," FBI assistant director in charge James C Barnacle Jr said.

"Van Dyke profited more than $400,000 by trading various outcomes related to Venezuela after learning of the operation because of his role as a US Army soldier."

After his successful bets, Van Dyke allegedly transferred the winnings to a foreign cryptocurrency vault, then a brokerage account.

He then allegedly asked Polymarket to delete his account, claiming he had lost access to his email address.

In a statement, Polymarket said they had referred the suspicious behaviour to the Department of Justice.

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"When we identified a user trading on classified government information, we referred the matter to the DOJ and cooperated with their investigation," the statement said.

"Insider trading has no place on Polymarket. Today's arrest is proof the system works."

Apparent insider trading on prediction markets has been rife in recent months.

On Polymarket, 150 accounts bet more than a million dollars that the US would strike Iran the next day.

As predicted, the war with Iran began the next day.

Meanwhile, betting app Kalshi has refused to pay out $77 million in winnings to punters who bet Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be out of office by March 1.

Khamenei was killed by a US and Israeli bombing strike hours before the deadline was reached.

But those bets pale in comparison to the profits made on the stock and commodities markets in recent months.

A series of trades worth $800 million was made minutes before a Truth Social post from Donald Trump sent markets swinging.

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