The Rebel Wilson case and Defamation Law

Yesterday, actress Rebel Wilson was awarded 4.5 million dollars from Bauer Media, for publishing a series of defamatory articles about her in 2015.
The articles made a number of false allegations about Rebel and her age, name and upbringing.
Peter Coggins from Shine Lawyers joined 2SER’s Eleanor Harrison-Dengate to talk about the role of defamation law in the media.