Lisa Wilkinson disputes Bruce Lehrmann prosecutor’s claim she was warned over Logies speech

Wilkinson says Shane Drumgold did not tell her publicity over the case posed risk to the trial, contradicting ACT director of public prosecutions

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Television personality Lisa Wilkinson says she was not warned not to give a Logies speech referencing Brittany Higgins during a meeting with the ACT director of public prosecutions, contradicting other evidence given to an inquiry.

In a statement provided to an independent inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, Wilkinson denies she was told that any publicity of the case could be problematic.

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