High-profile journo Lisa Wilkinson has rejected accusations she was “entirely captured” by  Brittany Higgins and failed to challenge her story. The former Project host is being sued by Bruce Lehrmann over an interview with Higgins aired on Network Ten in early 2021. Lehrmann’s lawyer Matthew Richardson questioned Wilkinson extensively about the veracity of a photo Higgins’ had of a bruise on her leg. Wilkinson said she “elevated my concerns to senior members of the team” but was reassured its veracity was a “non-issue”. And after being pressed if she was “thrilled by the riveting commercial appeal of the story”,  Wilkinson said she didn’t appreciate being made to “sound like a cheap tabloid journalist”… She also defended her speech at the 2022 Logies, which delayed Lehrmann’s criminal trial. She’ll continue being cross-examined today, and the case will likely run into another week.