Gayle wins defamation case against Fairfax 

Sports Desk: Cricketing superstar Chris Gayle has won a defamation case against Fairfax with a jury finding he did not expose his penis to a female masseuse and the publisher was motivated by malice in reporting the false allegation.

The jury of three women and one man determined it was not true that Gayle exposed his genitals to Leanne Russell and indecently propositioned her in the West Indies team dressing room during a training session at the 2015 World Cup.

The jury also found Fairfax was motivated by malice when it published the allegations in a series of articles in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Canberra Times.

Gayle sued Fairfax over a series of articles, published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times which claimed he exposed himself to the masseuse in the change rooms at Drummoyne Oval on February 11, 2015.

Outside court today, Gayle expressed satisfaction the jury believed his story that he did not expose himself.

“Yes that was 100 per cent true, no, no, no,” he said.

He said he was very happy the jury found in his favour for all four questions that were put to them.

“I came this far all the way from Jamaica to actually defend myself and at the end of the day I’m very very happy.

“I just want to thank the legal team they did a great job.”

Gayle said the stories published by Fairfax and the defamation case were, “very emotional,” for him.

“I’m glad the public had a chance to read things and they can hear what transpired in the courtroom,” he said.

Source: Telegraph

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