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There was a dispute through the trial over whether Opposition Leader John Pesutto had agreed to exonerate Moira Deeming and release a joint statement in the compromise meeting from March 27, 2023. Pesutto rejected that he broke this agreement and said she was never owed a full exoneration as part of the deal, nor that he was going to release a statement with her. Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto (left). Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui He said his office was going to assist her in releasing her own statement. This is what the Federal Court has found: I do not accept that Mr Pesutto was untruthful about that. Mrs Deeming’s understanding of the expression ‘joint statement’ is inherently a more likely one, but I accept Mr Pesutto’s evidence that that is not what he subjectively understood he had agreed to. There was also a dispute about whether the parties’ intermediaries also agreed that Mrs Deeming was entitled to a ‘full exoneration’, and that Mr Pesutto also reneged on that deal. The witnesses, to be sure, had different recollections about the matter, but I am not satisfied that any meeting of minds occurred to that effect. As Mr Pesutto said in his second affidavit, if Mrs Deeming was to be fully exonerated there would have been no need for a nine month suspension. Moira Deeming has released a statement, saying that she is “grateful to God” for the outcome. She thanked her lawyers and the court. “The judge found that I was defamed in five separate publications and that each of those also caused serious harm to my reputation,” she wrote on X. Moira Deeming wore purple during the trial, a colour historically associated with efforts to achieve gender equality. Credit: The Age Every single one of Mr Pesutto’s defences, failed. “This judgment is a public acknowledgment that there was never any justification – legal, moral or political – for what the Opposition Leader did to me and to my family. The organisers and attendees of the 2023 Melbourne ‘Let Women Speak’ Rally did nothing wrong and it is shameful that they were treated without fairness or respect by so many in public office. I will continue to fight for the rights of parents, women and children - and I know I won’t be alone. I am pleased with this result and relieved to have been vindicated. It has been an incredibly tough 22 months for me and my family but I can now start to move forward with the judgment today clearing my name. Thank you to everyone who stood by me and defended me despite personal and political differences and regardless of the cost – friends, strangers, opponents, Liberal members and colleagues. Thanks to everyone who prayed, wrote, donated and told the truth. And finally, thank you to my family, especially my husband. Former shadow attorney general Tim Smith has called for Opposition Leader John Pesutto to resign. Former Liberal MP for Kew Tim Smith. Credit: Justin McManus Smith, who left the parliamentary Liberal Party in 2022 after a drunken car crash, called on Pesutto to resign immediately. “As a long time member of the Liberal Party I’m calling on @JohnPesutto to resign immediately,” he said on X. Opposition Leader John Pesutto argued four defences in the defamation case: public interest, honest opinion, qualified privilege and contextual truth. John Pesutto and Moira Deeming. Credit: Darrian Traynor Justice David O’Callaghan found the defences either failed, or did not arise. However, he wrote in his lengthy reasons that he was satisfied the Opposition Leader did “subjectively” believe what he published was in the public interest. “I accept Mr Pesutto’s evidence that he subjectively believed that it was necessary immediately to explain to the public why he proposed to move a motion to expel Mrs [Moira] Deeming,” the judge wrote. “I also accept Mr Pesutto’s evidence that he thought staying silent was not an option and that he needed to address the issue to retain credibility because the public would be watching to see how the party responded to the presence of Nazis on the steps of Parliament.” The judge criticised Pesutto for “time and time again” giving lengthy and non-responsive answers to questions asked of him by Deeming’s barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, SC. “I understand that when politicians are engaged in the cut and thrust of politics – facing tough questions in press conferences, for example – their job can involve deflecting questions, pivoting to another topic, or running out the clock,” the judge wrote. “But that is not the role of a witness in a court proceeding.” Chrysanthou argued Pesutto was an untruthful witness in many aspects of his evidence. “Ultimately, however, I am unable to conclude that he gave dishonest evidence about his subjective belief on the public interest question, as infuriatingly unresponsive as much of his evidence was,” O’Callaghan wrote. Justice David O’Callaghan said it was “extraordinary” that both Opposition Leader John Pesutto and deputy David Southwick had failed to mention a secret recording of the March 19, 2023, meeting held the day after the rally. Southwick secretly recorded the meeting and informed Pesutto months later. Pesutto only raised it with his lawyers a week before the trial began. As it turns out, no witness’s account of the meeting in their affidavits was anywhere near accurate or complete. Both parties invited me to draw adverse inferences against each relevant deponent for having failed to give an accurate account of it. Each witness might be said to varying degrees to have provided their own slant to things, and to have recorded their memories through the prism of their own cause, but I do not accept that any witness gave a deliberately untruthful version of the meeting in their affidavits. O’Callaghan also said it was “mystifying” Southwick kept the recording secret so long and that Pesutto’s explanation was “dubious.” For Sue Chrysanthou, celebrity lawyer, today’s decision is another notch in her defamation belt. The Sydney silk has become the barrister du jour in the defamation capital of the world, representing everyone from actors to moguls with reputations to rescue. Read here for the time that Chrysanthou found herself in the witness box ... Moira Deeming arriving in court this morning to hear the judgment in her defamation hearing. Credit: AAP Read the full court summary here. Justice David O’Callaghan has published his reasons for deciding in Moira Deeming’s favour, rather than read them out in court this morning. Moira Deeming arriving in court this morning to hear the judgment in her defamation hearing. Credit: AAP He awarded Deeming $300,000 in damages after Opposition Leader John Pesutto defamed her. Court costs are yet to be determined, and will be decided upon at a later date, which is yet to be set. “The only order that will be made today upon the publication of these reasons is to adjourn the matter to a date to be fixed for the purpose of the parties bringing in orders to give effect to the published reasons and to deal with any argument as to the grant of any injunctive relief, and as to the calculation of interests and costs,” the judge wrote. Justice David O’Callaghan found that Opposition Leader John Pesutto conveyed several defamatory imputations against ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming, including that she knowingly associated with neo-Nazis and was unfit to belong in the Victorian Liberals. The imputations were conveyed through a media release, 3AW interview, ABC interview, press conference, and an expulsion motion and dossier, he said. Here’s what the court found: Media release: The media release carried the imputation Deeming was unfit to belong in the Victorian parliamentary Liberal Party because she knowingly associates with neo-Nazis. 3AW radio interview: Conveyed that Deeming associates with Nazis and is thus unfit to be a member of the parliamentary Liberal Party. ABC interview: Conveyed that Deeming knowingly associates or sympathises with neo-Nazis and white supremacists and is thus unfit to be a member of the parliamentary Liberal Party and the Liberal Party. Press conference: Conveyed that Deeming participated in a rally and knowingly worked with Kellie-Jay Keen and other organisers to help them promote their odious agenda and white supremacist and ethnofascist views. Expulsion motion and dossier: Conveyed that a) Deeming so conducted herself on 18 March 2023 in relation to a public rally that it warranted her expulsion from the Victorian parliamentary Liberal Party. b) Conducted activities in a manner likely to bring discredit on the parliament or the parliamentary Liberal Party by organising, promoting and attending a rally on 18 March 2023. O’Callaghan found Deeming had established serious harm and that Pesutto’s defences failed or did not arise. Supporters for Deeming applauded as they exited courtroom 8A. Aggravated damages will not be awarded. The court will return to determine costs.None
Creating some of the most memorable monsters in gaming can't be easy, but Capcom seems to nail it time and time again with its Monster Hunter series. Really, these fearsome beasts are the star of the show, but it's not just their designs that catch the eye — it's the way they move, the way they're so deliberately animated. Capcom actually uses motion capture as a basis for its creatures, which results in some truly fascinating behind-the-scenes footage. It just doesn't get much better than seeing a motion capture actor get down on all fours are roar towards the sky (and yes, they really do roar). A quick video from PlayStation Access perfectly sells the process. It shows some previously unseen motion capture performances for Monster Hunter Wilds , and it's a thoroughly entertaining watch. Capcom's dedication to motion capturing Monster Hunter's often absurd animations is commendable — and it's worth pointing out that the company's spent a lot of money on state-of-the-art studios and technology. Last year, Capcom opened a huge motion capture studio in Osaka, Japan, and we're pretty sure it's the same studio that you can see in the above video.
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In a whirlwind night of football developments, the annual best lineup was announced without the presence of Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, in a shocking turn of events, a coach who insulted Jürgen Klopp and a referee was promptly dismissed. Furthermore, the inclusion of six Real Madrid players in the best lineup further underscored the club's dominance in the football world.NoneThe best news for fans of North Carolina football is that Tom Brady soon will be announced as the Tar Heels new starting quarterback for the 2025 season. OK, I apologize for that. He will not. Even with the expanded boundaries of the NCAA rulebook, Brady long ago expended all his collegiate eligibility and, hard as it may be to believe, has a job that pays him more than the NIL money and revenue sharing payments available to a Division I QB. Introducing Brady at quarterback, though, would be the only way it would make any sense for Carolina to be hiring Bill Belichick as their next coach. He will be 73 years old before the Heels play their next game. He has not spent a day working in college football. He did not play the sport at the FBS level. One assumes he probably has seen a Division I game in person at some point, but can we be certain of that? MORE BILL BELICHICK NEWS: What we know about Bill Belichick's UNC contract Revisiting Bill Belichick's college playing career Explaining old photo of Bill Belichick at UNC's Kenan Stadium Bill Walsh's Stanford swan song could offer Belichick-UNC hints It would be difficult to find a precedent for hiring a coach so deep into his career, shall we say, but there can’t have been anyone in a sport this high-profile who’s taken on an entirely different role with so little experience with the competition. Whe he took over Indiana men’s basketball, coach Mike Woodson was a decade younger and, like Belichick, had been disconnected from the college level for the entirety of his coaching career. In his case, 41 years, or eight fewer years than Belichick has been active. Woodson at least played at the high-major level and was involved in two NCAA Sweet 16s. As coach, he has made two NCAA Tournaments in three seasons at Indiana but not won more than a game in either. Belichick went directly from playing at Wesleyan, which competes at the Division III level, to working as a special assistant with the Baltimore Colts in 1975. His entire career from that point, save for the 2024 season, has been working with pro football teams. A coach does not win six Super Bowls without being extraordinary, but that makes one extraordinary at NFL football, and the brand played at the college level is not the same. The sport is different, as is the entire operation around it. Scouting, recruiting, roster management and player management are all distinctly different. And whatever Belichick might request (or demand) in terms of building a pro-style front office at the college level, no one’s ever created one of those, so no one knows what a functional one looks like. In addition, he has tended to be rather ordinary without Brady at QB. It is hard to look beyond his 73-81 record in games Brady did not start, or his seven losing records in nine seasons without Brady as a member of his team. MORE: Why did Bill Belichick become North Carolina's head coach? This maneuver has the feel of the Mike Tyson stepping into the ring for another grab at the spotlight and more than a few million dollars. Except all the suits involved in that travesty made big money. The track record of coaches at Belichick’s age is limited, and not exceptional. Joe Paterno had one losing season in the 33 he coached at Penn State before his 73 rd birthday, then recorded four in the 12 seasons he coached afterward. He recorded 39 percent of his losses in those seasons, even though they represented only 26 percent of his career. In the final six seasons Jim Boeheim coached basketball at Syracuse, all after he turned 73, his teams went 112-84, a .571 winning percentage. That’s compared to 903-357 before, a .716 success rate. Boeheim knew how to win at the Division I level, well enough to reach five Final Fours and claim the 2003 NCAA Championship, and that’s still where he wound up. MORE: Revisiting Bill Belichick's trade from the Jets to the Patriots In publicly campaigning for the job, Belichick has sold the vision that he can show college football players interested in an NFL career – which is doggone close to all of them – the best possible path to the league. He can sell that to recruits and parents, but there remains a clear difference between building winning teams at the professional level and building young men in their late teens and early 20s into legitimate pro prospects. Mack Brown, the coach the Tar Heels couldn’t wait to shove toward retirement went 6-6 at age 73, after a combined 17-10 the two prior years. The coach they couldn’t wait to pull out of an imposed retirement was not easy to land. Even though he clearly wanted the job, the negotiating process between Carolina and their chosen coach was not as easy as a Michael Jordan slam dunk. Bill Belichick apparently asked for a lot, though it’s not certain he has a lot to offer at this level.
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In addition to technological innovation, the AIGC Director Collaborative Program also emphasizes the importance of fostering a supportive and inclusive creative community. By promoting collaboration and knowledge-sharing among filmmakers, the program seeks to cultivate a culture of creativity and excellence that will inspire future generations of storytellers.WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz , withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial, when he was accused — but not convicted — of abusing his power as he tried to condition U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on that country investigating then-former Vice President Joe Biden. Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. She's been a chair at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans - Not anymore,” Trump said in a social media post. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.” Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. told Fox Business on Sunday that the transition team had backups in mind for his controversial nominees should they fail to get confirmed. The swift selection of Bondi came about six hours after Gaetz withdrew. Gaetz stepped aside amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer. That announcement capped a turbulent eight-day period in which Trump sought to capitalize on his decisive election win to force Senate Republicans to accept provocative selections like Gaetz, who had been investigated by the Justice Department before being tapped last week to lead it. The decision could heighten scrutiny on other controversial Trump nominees, including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth , who faces sexual assault allegations that he denies. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz, a Florida Republican who one day earlier met with senators in an effort to win their support, said in a statement. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1," he added. Hours later, Gaetz posted on social media that he looks “forward to continuing the fight to save our country,” adding, “Just maybe from a different post.” Trump, in a social media post, said: “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect. Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!” Last week, Trump named personal lawyers Todd Blanche, Emil Bove and D. John Sauer to senior roles in the department. Another possible attorney general contender, Matt Whitaker, was announced Wednesday as the U.S. ambassador to NATO. Bondi, too, is a longtime loyalist. She has been a vocal critic of the criminal cases against Trump as well as Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged Trump in two federal cases. In one radio appearance, she blasted Smith and other prosecutors who have charged Trump as “horrible” people she said were trying to make names for themselves by “going after Donald Trump and weaponizing our legal system.” If confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, Bondi would instantly become one of the most closely watched members of Trump’s Cabinet given the Republican’s threat to pursue retribution against perceived adversaries and concern among Democrats that he will look to bend the Justice Department to his will. A recent Supreme Court opinion not only conferred broad immunity on former presidents but also affirmed a president’s exclusive authority over the Justice Department’s investigative functions. Bondi would inherit a Justice Department expected to pivot sharply on civil rights, corporate enforcement and the prosecutions of hundreds of Trump supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — defendants whom Trump has pledged to pardon . It’s unlikely that Bondi would be confirmed in time to overlap with Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump that are both expected to wind down before the incoming president takes office. Special counsels are expected to produce reports on their work that historically are made public, but it remains unclear when such a document might be released. In 2013, while serving as Florida attorney general, Bondi publicly apologized for asking that the execution of a man convicted of murder be delayed because it conflicted with a campaign fundraiser. Bondi said she was wrong and sorry for requesting then-Gov. Rick Scott push back the execution of Marshall Lee Gore by three weeks. Before she ran for state attorney general in 2010, Bondi worked for the Hillsborough County state attorney. Associated Press writers Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Adriana Gomez Licon contributed to this report.
Lowell Hawthorne’s commitment to education was recalled during a fundraising event bearing his name on November 14 in New Rochelle, New York. Beneficiaries are students in the Caribbean and United States. The third Lowell F Hawthorne Foundation Gala took place at Glen Island Harbour Club. It attracted members of the Jamaican Diaspora and community leaders who celebrated the legacy of Hawthorne, a businessman who co-founded the popular Golden Krust Restaurant chain. He died in 2017 at age 57. Lorna Hawthorne, his widow, established the Foundation seven years ago to uphold her husband’s determination to assist students struggling to pay college tuition. She told the Jamaica Observer that the galas have raised over US$200,000. “While we can’t put an exact number on how many students will benefit, our goal is to support as many students as possible in a meaningful and impactful way. We have to continue partnering with schools and institutions that have different requirements and thresholds, but we remain committed to maximising our impact and providing opportunities for students in both America and the Caribbean,” said Mrs Hawthorne. Throughout the evening, attendees participated in raffles and a silent auction, bidding on exclusive items. Proceeds go to the Foundation’s scholarship programmes. Four persons were also honoured. They are: •Dr Melvin I Douglass, recipient of the Educator Leadership Award, for “unwavering dedication to education and the Cave Whiteman Scholarship Programme”, which mentors and empowers at-risk students. •Velma Hawthorne, who received the Philanthropic Impact Award, for commitment to community service and her role in advancing the LFHF’s mission. •Dr Reginald E Manning, recipient of the Community Leadership Award, for innovative contributions to healthcare and education, including co-founding the Borough of Brooklyn Center for Arts & Technology to address chronic unemployment. •Christopher Williams, honoured with the Business Leadership Award, for his “transformative influence on the Caribbean financial sector”, including leadership roles at NCB Capital Markets and co-founding the PROVEN Group. Lowell Hawthorne, who was from rural St Andrew, started Golden Krust with members of his family in 1989. It is the largest Jamaican-owned business in the United States with over 100 outlets in nine states. His wife of 32 years spoke of his unyielding commitment to an educated society. “Education was something Lowell believed in deeply, and he often said that ‘if we fail to educate our people, we run the risk of depriving our communities of social, political, and economic empowerment’. Keeping his legacy alive through the Foundation’s work is my way of honouring his passion for uplifting our communities,” she said.