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Higgins says she did not change her surname after marriage because she is proud to be Brittany Higgins.
Silenced, a documentary about violence against women, opened the Sydney film festival.
Jennifer Robinson, who represented Amber Heard, attended the premiere with Higgins.
The film argues defamation cases can silence women and reporting on gender-based violence.
Higgins described the personal toll, including times she almost took her life during the ACT trial.
Higgins and her husband fled to France in 2023 amid intense media scrutiny.
Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson was dismissed by a higher court.
The film features insights from Robinson about how defamation cases affect reporting on gender-based violence.
The Sydney Film Festival premiere included Higgins discussing courtroom preparation and public scrutiny.

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Brittany Higgins says she contemplated suicide after the Lehrmann case and faced deepfake abuse in the years that followed.
The documentary Silenced uses Higgins as a case study to examine how defamation laws affect victims.
Jennifer Robinson, Higgins' interviewee, gained prominence from representing Amber Heard in Johnny Depp's defamation case.
Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson was dismissed by the Federal Court.
The High Court rejected Lehrmann's application for special leave to appeal in April ahead of ongoing civil and defamation proceedings.
Australian officials and Greens and Liberal senators engaged in a debate over the documentary's portrayal of victim silencing and defamation.
Higgins and her husband were bankrupted by Linda Reynolds' costs order after defamation claims on social media.
The documentary raises questions about how defamation laws could silence victims and the role of editorial oversight.
Brittany Higgins' appearance marks her first in-depth interview since speaking on The Project in 2021.

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