Slater & Gordon Hoax Email Update, Erin Patterson Death-Cap Diaries, P Diddy Trial and Defamation Drama: Roberts-Smith & Deeming v Pesutto

Hip-hop moguls, courtroom clashes and a lethal Beef Wellington—this week Spin Cycle unpacks the legal and media circus behind the biggest headlines.

Inside the episode

• Sean “Diddy” Combs in Manhattan federal court – racketeering and sex-trafficking charges, the RICO playbook and why a guilty verdict could reshape the music industry

• Defamation double-feature – Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal sinks and Moira Deeming hands John Pesutto a $2.3 million legal bill; what this means for reputations, factional warfare and political futures

• Slater & Gordon hoax-email saga update– convicted fraudsters, leaked salaries and a chief people officer now suing the firm; can the brand recover?

• Death-Cap Diaries, Weeks 3 & 4 – mycologists, a missing dehydrator and a juror shown the door as the Erin Patterson mushroom trial gets messier Episode 12

• AI life-hacks – the quick prompts saving us cash, time and sanity

• RBA rate-cut explainer – 25 bps off the cash rate: real-world impact for mortgages and rents

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Legal note: All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Discussion is commentary based on open-court evidence and reputable reporting.