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    "excerpt": "Sydney, Oct 30 (Cricketnmore) Controversial West Indian batsman Chris Gayle on Tuesday won a defamation suit against Fairfax Media when a New South Wales Supreme Court jury found the publisher failed to prove reports alleging the cricketer exposed himself to a massage therapist here were true.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Sydney, Oct 30 (Cricketnmore)<\/strong> Controversial West Indian batsman Chris Gayle on Tuesday won a defamation suit against Fairfax Media when a New South Wales Supreme Court jury found the publisher failed to prove reports alleging the cricketer exposed himself to a massage therapist here were true.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After deliberating for a little less than two hours, the four-member jury including three women found that Fairfax -- publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times -- had not established a defence of truth to the reports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The massage therapist who made the allegation, Leanne Russell, testified in court last week that she cried uncontrollably after Gayle pulled down his towel to expose himself while saying &quot;is this what you&#39;re looking for?&quot; during a training session at Drummoyne Oval in February 2015.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Both Gayle and his team-mate Dwayne Smith gave evidence denying that the episode took place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The jury found Fairfax was motivated by malice in publishing a series of reports in early 2016 alleging that Gayle had exposed himself to the masseuse.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After the verdict was read out, Gayle spoke of his relief outside court.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I came all the way from Jamaica to actually defend myself and my character as well. At the end of the day I&#39;m very, very happy,&quot; the swashbuckling opener was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He added that he was &quot;not really worried about money ... more about (my) character&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I&#39;m a good man. I&#39;m not guilty,&quot; the 38-year-old further said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Following the verdict, Fairfax indicated concerns with the conduct of the case and added that the company would be considering an appeal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Fairfax Media is concerned with the conduct of the trial to the extent that on Friday it sought an order that the Jury be discharged and a new trial ordered,&quot; a spokesperson said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Fairfax believes that it did not get a fair trial. It is seriously considering its appeal rights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The Judge (Justice Lucy McCallum) accepted that the Jury had been misled in a way that prejudiced Fairfax, but declined to discharge the Jury. Fairfax believes that it did not get a fair trial. It is seriously considering its appeal rights,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n",
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