Grant Denyer has revealed how 'unfair' and false claims he was having an affair affected him and his family.
The star called in lawyers over an October 18 article that suggested Grant was romantically involved with his Dancing with the Stars partner Lily Cornish.
The tabloid printed an apology in a December edition and online, acknowledging the story was false and that Grant, 44, and Lily, 22, never had an affair.
Family man: Grant Denyer has revealed how 'unfair' and false claims he was having an affair affected him and his family. He is pictured in this week's issue of Stellar with his wife Chezzi and their daughters
Speaking to this week's issue of Stellar magazine, the TV host explained why he took action over the story.
'I push the envelope a bit and I'm a little bit trickier than squeaky-clean guys like the wonderful Larry Emdur. I'm used to having stories made up about me,' he said.
'But it's unfair to do that to a 22-year-old girl and make her out to be some sort of home wrecker. That's why we went into a legal battle and won'.
'It was hard going to school to pick the kids up when you think that every other mother who's there to pick up their children thinks you're the worst human in the world, Grant said
He went on: 'It was hard going to school to pick the kids up when you think that every other mother who's there to pick up their children thinks you're the worst human in the world.
'I grew up in my career being told to take every hit, but now with social media we...
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