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Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Covert phone taps of reality TV star Matt Wright have recorded him slamming crash investigators and a pilot following a fatal chopper crash.

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

A crashed helicopter's maintenance release was never provided to investigators by reality TV star Matt Wright who allegedly wanted it torched, a jury has heard.

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.

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Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

The family of a helicopter pilot badly injured in a crash have denied accusations they concocted claims against reality TV star Matt Wright to deflect blame.

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

A helicopter crash pilot's mobile phone was wanted by reality TV star Matt Wright, who asked an associate to collect it at a hospital, a jury has heard.

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

Why the dark truth of domestic violence is unbelievable

The more domestic violence survivors are victimised, the less likely they'll be believed - and liars are more believable than truth-tellers, research reveals.

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Crocodile eggs, choppers, cover-up claims and cocaine use have been canvassed in evidence during the opening weeks of Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright's trial.

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Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

After learning his pilots had called off an egg-collecting mission to go to the pub, Matt Wright sent angry texts, before apologising the next day.

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Reality TV star Matt Wright asked a seriously injured pilot to manipulate helicopter flying hours after a fatal crash, a court has been told.

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Despite breaching aviation rules, TV reality star Matt Wright was looked up to by young pilots who readily obeyed his orders, a court has been told.

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

A jury has heard flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork falsified for reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters before a fatal crash.

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

A bush pilot has described the scene after being first to arrive at a fatal helicopter crash at the trial of an Outback Wrangler reality TV star.

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright failed to hand over a crashed chopper's maintenance release to air safety agencies and gave orders to "torch it", a jury has heard.

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright interfered with a helicopter's dashboard at a crash site in an attempt "to cover up previous rule breaking", a jury has heard.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks Trump pardon, lawyer confirms

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team have "reached out" to US President Donald Trump about the possibility of a pardon.

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star Matt Wright is set to face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

Indigenous teen's killer appeals verdicts and sentence

One of three men found guilty over the bashing death of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey has lodged appeals against his convictions and manslaughter sentence.

Diddy to be sentenced on October 3

Sean "Diddy" Combs may ask the judge to set aside his conviction at his sentencing in October.

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Lockdowns, fights as Diddy awaits sentencing in jail

Sean "Diddy" Combs will spend months awaiting sentencing at the notoriously understaffed and violent Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

'Explicit' sex videos shown as Diddy trial winds down

The prosecution is set to rest in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs after 29 days of testimony.

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial has heard his assistant's job included setting up sex parties and scoring drugs.

Diddy unlikely to testify at sex trafficking trial

Hopes of Sean “Diddy” Combs testifying at his sex trafficking trial have faded after his lawyer estimated a defence presentation lasting up to five days.

Diddy's trial hears about orgy with 'famous rapper'

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs is protesting secrecy at the hip-hop icon's sex trafficking trial after a famous rapper's name went unmentioned.

Judge declares mistrial at Harvey Weinstein rape trial

A judge has been forced to declare a mistrial at Harvey Weinstein's rape case after a juror described being threatened over his vote.

Diddy's ex sobs as she testifies at his sex trial

An ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs says he made her feel guilty for asking male entertainers to wear condoms during "Freak Offs".

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