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AFTER a week of bad publicity and criticism, bookie Tom Waterhouse is reportedly considering legal action against Fairfax Media after a columnist described him as a "grub".
The Daily Telegraph's racing editor Ray Thomas has quoted a Waterhouse family spokesperson declaring the bookmaker is looking at legal action over the Sun Herald column by Sam de Brito, who accused Waterhouse of being “the smiling face of this (sports betting) plague”.
The Waterhouse family spokesman said: “Let's just say the Waterhouses are the most litigation-conscious family there is.”
Waterhouse, 30, has been a focus of attention after a Senate estimates committee into gambling advertising last week grilled both Nine and the NRL over commercial agreements that allowed the bookie to spruik odds as an on-air commentator.
De Brito's blog and column are among the most read on Fairfax Media platforms. He lists among his colleagues at the Sun Herald another Waterhouse, Tom's sister Kate Waterhouse, a society regular who writes fashion and celebrity pieces.
On hearing the news of possible legal action, de Brito was unrepentant and fired back on Twitter: “Tom Waterhouse considering legal action against Fairfax for an article describing him as a grub'... Bring it on, Tom.”
News Limited's Sunday Telegraph yesterday carried a defence of the gambling family scion by his mother and champion trainer Gai Waterhouse.
“He is out there working his butt off,” she said. “If everyone worked as hard as my son Tom we'd have a much better Australia.”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/med...to-column-report/story-fnab9kqj-1226610361412
Turns out, you get sued these days for calling it exactly how it is.. *removed*
The Daily Telegraph's racing editor Ray Thomas has quoted a Waterhouse family spokesperson declaring the bookmaker is looking at legal action over the Sun Herald column by Sam de Brito, who accused Waterhouse of being “the smiling face of this (sports betting) plague”.
The Waterhouse family spokesman said: “Let's just say the Waterhouses are the most litigation-conscious family there is.”
Waterhouse, 30, has been a focus of attention after a Senate estimates committee into gambling advertising last week grilled both Nine and the NRL over commercial agreements that allowed the bookie to spruik odds as an on-air commentator.
De Brito's blog and column are among the most read on Fairfax Media platforms. He lists among his colleagues at the Sun Herald another Waterhouse, Tom's sister Kate Waterhouse, a society regular who writes fashion and celebrity pieces.
On hearing the news of possible legal action, de Brito was unrepentant and fired back on Twitter: “Tom Waterhouse considering legal action against Fairfax for an article describing him as a grub'... Bring it on, Tom.”
News Limited's Sunday Telegraph yesterday carried a defence of the gambling family scion by his mother and champion trainer Gai Waterhouse.
“He is out there working his butt off,” she said. “If everyone worked as hard as my son Tom we'd have a much better Australia.”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/med...to-column-report/story-fnab9kqj-1226610361412
Turns out, you get sued these days for calling it exactly how it is.. *removed*
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