McLachlan seeks $6.5m in defamation

Actor Craig McLachlan is seeking special damages of $6.5 million in his defamation case against Fairfax Media and the ABC, a judge has been told.

Tom Blackburn SC, for the media companies, referred to the amount yesterday during his Supreme Court submissions about their application to amend their defence.

Mr McLachlan is suing the companies and former costar Christie Whelan Browne over articles and reports claiming he bullied and indecently assaulted her and two other female cast members during a 2014 production of The Rocky Horror Show.