"Norfolk went to Mr McLachlan's dressing room at the interval as requested and found McLachlan sitting on his chair naked. At that time, he had been sacked from both the musical and his TV series,The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Image: Seven. When was the last time I woke up in the morning and smiled?'. She performed the role during the last seven weeks of the tour. 'I would sit there because really at that point, all you can think about is, 'Nessie is going to be better off. It's with this context that we begin the controversial Craig McLachlan interview. Fordham said during his radio on Monday I know Tamzen HayesI believe her. Kylie Stevens He and Scammell claimed that female accusers were jealous of his success and that he was portrayed as some dirty paedophile, recalling the heartbreaking moment when a mother ushered her children away from him in the supermarket. The court only learnt of this potentially vital haul of material after he was heard boasting about it in raw footage recorded during his tell-all interview with Channel 7s Spotlight program. Backlash at Craig McLachlan's Channel 7 interview - heraldsun McLachlan pulled away a few seconds later when a crew member standing in the doorway yelled words to the effect of 'Craig, we need you back on set'.". McLachlan has applied for the police to pay his costs. Kylie Stevens Some of theallegations against Craig McLachlan happened during his time starring in The Rocky Horror Show, but he says the false accusations against him were a horror show for him. First, she praised the accusers as "brave and honest witnesses". Describing McLachlan as a very sensitive person, Thompson, whose stage name is Danny Tesla, said he had been worried the reports would destroy his friend. 'She ran out of a caf on the corner in Potts Point in Sydney. Starts at 60 is just for over-60s. The co-editor of TV news website TV Blackbox also weighed in on the production of the interview: Entertainment reporter Peter Ford said the interview raised compelling questions. He was very pleasant, welcoming, friendly, fun and hard working. Performer Daniel Thompson tells defamation trial the media reports shattered McLachlan and he worried the actor would take his own life. Shame on you Channel 7 shame. '"We could compare Craig to Harvey Weinstein." And this is when things become truly bizarre. To prepare for his criminal trial, McLachlan filmed videos at home re-enacting how the scene was played, showing the proportions of the bed set 'to the centimetre', including the height of bed doona. Actor Craig McLachlan is set to return to performing, more than 3 years after allegations surrounding The Rocky Horror Show in 2014 made headlines.. McLachlan will star as Hank Williams in a one man play, Nobody Lonesome For Me, to be directed by Terry Serio in Adelaide later this year. In December, a Melbourne magistrate found Mr McLachlan not guilty of seven indecent assault charges and six common assault charges relating to his alleged conduct towards four women while playing the starring role of Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show during its 2014 run. For more from Clare Stephens, you can follow her on Instagram. became the second witness to testify to worrying that the actor could take his life, daily morning and afternoon email newsletters. In either event, they are to the best of my knowledge utterly and entirely false.". But then the interviewer brings up the analogy of there being "no smoke without fire" and McLachlan takes that metaphor to its logical conclusion. There was an error submitting the form. It is outrageous. Even a heater. He stuck in the corner, crouching down. Craig McLachlan on Seven's Spotlight program. "The scene started normally, however, when the camera moved in to film a close-up of Samson and McLachlan's faces (that is, their bodies and hands could not be seen on screen) McLachlan placed his hand on one of Samson's buttocks and performed the remainder of the close-up scene with Samson with his hand on one of her buttocks. 'And I think, after three and a half years, after not being able to speak, the ability to actually let it out' she trailed off, before nodding when asked if it was 'too much'. McLachlan says the ABC contacted him the day before they were going to air the allegations about him, asking for an interview by midday the next day. 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The boom operator Jenny Pearson, who worked with McLachlan on some of the Doctor Blake series, said he had a wonderful reputation. It doesnt matter where you live, they will take your call and, if need be, refer you to a service closer to home. She said she never had a shadow of a doubt about her partners innocence. The Channel 7 interview, which aired on Sunday night, was Mr McLachlans first interview since his acquittal. OPINION | No winners in Craig McLachlan tell-all - TV Blackbox Craig McLachlan performs as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne in 2014. . "Steele was very young and nervous. McLachlan then said words to the effect of 'you are really beautiful' in a whispered tone and leaning into Hayes' ear so that only she could hear him. The actor is now suing the ABC, Fairfax and an actress for defamation over the 2018 reports. By A hearing date has not yet been set. Which is odd. I was not persuaded that there was evidence of collusion between the complainants,' Ms Wallington said. Ms Hayes played the role of Virginia McKay in season two of Dr Blakein 2014 and was on set for three days of filming.