ABC agreed to pay Bruce Lehrmann $150,000 to settle defamation claim, court documents reveal

National broadcaster also agreed to remove Facebook video of Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame speech at National Press Club

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The ABC agreed to pay Bruce Lehrmann $150,000 towards his legal costs in an out-of-court settlement of his defamation claim, according to documents filed in the federal court.

According to the deed of settlement and release between Lehrmann and the ABC, the ABC agreed to remove a Facebook video of the National Press Club speech given by Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame on 9 February 2022.