Neighbours' Craig McLachlan tells defamation trial that co-star 'goosed' him
dailystar.co.ukNeighbours actor Craig McLachlan has claimed that his former Rocky Horror Show co-star used to "goose" him by poking him between the buttocks.
The actor is suing Christie Whelan Browne – who he worked with on the production in 2014 – as well as the ABC and Fairfax Media over claims made in reports in 2018.He says they defamed him by publishing stories that portrayed him as having harassed and bullied female performers in the musical's 2014 run, allegations that he denies.The case is being heard in the New South Wales Supreme Court in Australia and Craig, 56, has taken to the witness stand.The actor said that he and musical theatre star Christie worked together in 2005 on a production of Grease.Craig, who shot to fame as Henry Ramsay in the hit Aussie soap, said that the pair got on "fabulously" and that they had plenty of laughs while they were working together.He told the court that after a performance the actress asked him to take "quasi porno shots".Craig said the positions were Christie's choice.He also said that she asked him to pull her hair but that he said no.Craig – who has been with his partner Vanessa Scammell since 2009 - claimed that Christie was the "goosing queen of the cast" when they worked together on The Rocky Horror Show in 2014.He said that it was something that she did to him and other members of the cast.Explaining goosing, he said it was a finger or "couple of fingers poked between the buttocks".The star said Christie would also try to "dacks" cast members which means pulling their paints down as a prank.The actor is suing for defamation over claims made in 2018 that he allegedly indecently assault, harassed, bullied and exposed himself to female cast members during the 2014 production.
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