Bruce Lehrmann has been photographed at a Liberal Party Christmas function as Brittany Higgins is cross-examined in his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.
Mr Lehrmann was seen at a drinks event attended by deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Thursday evening.
The former political staffer is suing Ten and Wilkinson in the Federal Court over an interview his former colleague Ms Higgins gave on The Project in February 2021.
Bruce Lehrmann has been photographed at a Liberal Party Christmas function as Brittany Higgins is cross-examined in his defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson
During the interview Ms Higgins claimed she had been raped in Parliament House in March 2019. She did not name Mr Lehrmann but he claims his identity was recognisable.
Mr Lehrmann has been in the Sydney court room each day to watch proceedings.
The Christmas drinks were organised by the Liberal Party’s Wentworth branch and held at Villa Orme in Rushcutters Bay, according to news.com.au, which first reported the story.
A spokeswoman for Ms Ley said she did not know Mr Lehrmann would be in a attendance and she had not interacted with him.
