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  "id": 4387950,
  "title": "Sayers fails to settle defamation stoush as court battle with ex-wife looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/sayers-fails-to-settle-defamation-stoush-as-court-battle-with-ex-wife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T09:18:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/sayers-fails-to-settle-defamation-stoush-as-court-battle-with-ex-wife-looms-20260830-p60sud.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The businessman’s efforts to resolve the defamation fight over his handling of an explicit photograph scandal have been rejected, with the divorced couple set to meet in court this Friday.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Sayers fails to settle defamation stoush as court battle with ex-wife looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/sayers-fails-to-settle-defamation-stoush-as-court-battle-with-ex-wife-4388280",
        "published": "2026-08-30T09:18:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}