Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: David Sharaz’s foul-mouthed texts about his ex-wife are laid bare in bombshell court documents: ‘She’s doing all this’
Private details of David Sharaz’s failed marriage have been exposed for the first time in a series of texts released by the Federal Court.
The texts between Mr Sharaz and his new fiancée Brittany Higgins were sent on February 8, 2021 and appear on a document called ‘master chronology’ provided to the court by former Channel Seven employee Taylor Auerbach.
In a lengthy affidavit, Mr. Auerbach claimed that Mr. Lehrmann sent him the file containing several messages between Ms. Higgins and others, including Mr. Sharaz and her ex-boyfriend Ben Dillaway.
They can now be revealed as they have been submitted as evidence by Network Ten to the Federal Court.
According to Mr. Auerbach, Mr. Sharaz says in the lyrics, “Alex is damn smart.”
David Sharaz is pictured with his ex-wife, Alexandra Craig. They are now divorced
Texts between Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz can be revealed for the first time (mock-up is pictured)
‘She does it all just to fuck with me and make my life difficult.
“The officer actually hinted to me that this is fake. I asked him for a whole bunch of mortgages. He says, ‘Put it this way David…you don’t seem threatening to me.’
Ms Higgins replied: ‘That’s so random. Jesus. She’s a psychopath.’
Mr Sharaz said: ‘I’m just pissed off. I’m not even afraid of the possible AVO etc. I’m just angry now.’
Mrs Higgins said: ‘That’s fair. However, it is good that the police etc. see through it completely! Even they can see it’s fake.’
“Is this literally all about meeting Elizabeth Lee?”
It is unclear from the texts that Elizabeth Lee Ms Higgins referred to, but is there a Liberal politician of the same name who is a member of Kurrajong in the ACT?
Mr Sharaz continued: ‘And I emailed her lawyer to try and sort out the… I emailed once if we can sort this out, I don’t want anything etc and I cc’d Alex.
In the lyrics, Brittany Higgins called Ms. Craig “terrible” (a mock-up of the lyrics is pictured)
“Good news that this will probably be resolved within a month, so I don’t have to worry about it.
“I’ll just put together my version of events.”
Mrs Higgins replied: ‘She’s so awful. I’m sorry you have to go through this. You deserve so much more than that x.’
Mr Auerbach accused Mr Lehrmann of leaking Ms Higgins’ personal messages to Channel Seven ahead of the filming of his two exclusive interviews on the Spotlight program last year.
Mr Lehrmann denies that he is the source of the leak.
The texts were originally obtained by the Australian Federal Police during an investigation into Ms Higgins’ rape allegations and were protected under the Harmon company, meaning the material could not be used outside the courtroom.
Network Ten’s lawyer Matthew Collins KC raised concerns at the Federal Court on Tuesday that Ms Higgins’ privacy had been breached by the leak.
“No doubt in the hope that they would be broadcast and disseminated to her disgrace,” said Dr. Collins.
However, when the network presented Auerbach’s evidence to the court on Tuesday, lawyers had known that Ms Higgins’ texts would then be made public for the world to see.
Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz got engaged and moved to France last December (pictured together in France)