Massage therapist Leanne Russell said she "cried uncontrollably" after West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle allegedly exposed himself to her, telling a Sydney court this morning that it left her "very upset". Gayle is suing Fairfax Media newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times over a series of stories on this issue in January last year.
Chris Gayle and Leanne Russell ( Below) arrive at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney. Pics/AFP
On Day One of his defamation suit on Monday, Gayle denied all the allegations against him and claimed that the media group was out to "destroy" him. The newspapers said Gayle exposed himself to masseuse Russell, who was working for the WI team, in a dressing room at the 2015 World Cup in Sydney and "indecently propositioned" her.
Russell told the NSW Supreme Court that she went to the changing room to look for a towel, and Gayle asked her: "What are you looking for?" the court heard, according to the Herald. "I said, 'a towel'," she replied, and he "pulled his towel out. I saw the top half of Chris' penis. I shielded my view, said no and walked out." Russell said: "I was crying like a child."
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