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‘HE’S INNOCENT!’ CRAIG MCLACHLAN’S PARTNER STANDS BY HIM

VANESSA SCAMMELL SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE ALLEGATION­S AGAINST THE ACTOR

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Craig Mclachlan’s long-time partner Vanessa Scammell has come out and voiced her opinion over the explosive sexual allegation­s against the actor.

Actress Erika Heynatz made allegation­s against the actor in January while Christie Whelan Browne and Angela Scundi also claimed that he ‘indecently assaulted’ them.

Vanessa has vowed to stand by her man and declared she never believed the allegation­s to be true, and is ‘determined to clear’ Craig’s name. She states that she was convinced it was slander from the outset.

‘When it all happened, the one thing I said to my girlfriend­s through all of this, I never had to ask Craig if there was any truth in it,’ she says.

Vanessa adds she was also overwhelme­d by the ‘lack of humanity’ shown.

‘The lack of humanity that’s been shown I’ve found incredibly overwhelmi­ng, to be honest,’ Vanessa explained on 2GB radio. ‘It’s been rough and savage.’ The Home And Away actor has strongly denied claims he ‘abused, harassed or assaulted’ the three women he played alongside in The Rocky Horror Show in 2014. Craig has maintained his innocence since the allegation­s were made and Vanessa says she feels like there has been a ‘fictional character’ painted of her partner. ‘It’s almost like a fictional character for us, this person who has suddenly been painted in this very negative way,’ she says. Vanessa tells that since the claims were made, life has been ‘very tough’ for the couple. ‘The shock was out of this world.’

 ??  ?? Vanessa says Craig is innocent of the allegation­s that have been made against him.
Vanessa says Craig is innocent of the allegation­s that have been made against him.
 ??  ?? Vanessa says she feels like there has been a ‘fictional character’ created of Craig, which has made life tough for them.
Vanessa says she feels like there has been a ‘fictional character’ created of Craig, which has made life tough for them.

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