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Buzzfeed reaches settlement with former federal MP Emma Husar

August 1, 2019 9:03

Former federal MP Emma Husar has settled with publisher Buzzfeed after suing the publication and then-Buzzfeed journalist Alice Workman for the way she was portrayed in a story.

Husar claimed a story, tweet and Facebook post from August 2018 portrayed her as “a slut” and “sexually perverted”. Buzzfeed has avoided admitting liability over the story, but has apologised for not contacting Husar and offering her a chance to respond before publishing. It has since taken the story down.

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Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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