Herald Sun Outs Victorian MP’s Wife Like It’s Reality TV
In a headline move that screams 'journalistic malpractice,' the Herald Sun, under the auspices of Herald and Weekly Times reporter Stephen Drill and editor Sam Weir, somehow managed to out Brittany Groth—wife of Victorian Liberal deputy leader and ex-tennis pro Sam Groth—as a supposed victim of childhood sexual assault AND implied he preyed on her while coaching. The kicker? They didn’t even ask Brittany for a comment beforehand. Now Sam and Brittany are taking this dumpster fire to federal court, testing a new privacy tort while fighting defamation claims. It’s legal drama meets news fail, starring Australia’s political-turned-tennis power couple.
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When your local paper outs your wife as a crime victim without asking, you don’t just sue—you test new privacy laws. Herald Sun, impressing us with all the wrong editorial skills.
Herald Sun’s approach to journalism: Why fact-check when you can just throw accusations and hope for a retraction? Spoiler alert: retractions don’t pay legal fees.
Sam Groth’s tennis serve couldn’t stop a paper from serving up a hot mess of defamation and privacy invasion. Courts now deciding if journalism or massacre.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/9/2025 | Author: Nino Bucci and Benita Kolovos
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