1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: From the Newsroom. 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: A news still come today, jay Z denies a shocking claim, 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 2: Chris Rock storms out of an Aussie billionaire's party, and 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: a Posta Coglo under more pressure in the Premier League. 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 2: That's all coming up in this episode from the Newsroom. 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: It is Monday, the ninth of December. Good day there. 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: I'm Andrew Bucklow. 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: And I'm Natalie Brown. 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: Will start. 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: In the US, jay Z has been accused of sexually 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: assaulting a thirteen year old girl alongside Sean Diddy Combs 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: back in the year two thousand. According to a civil 13 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: suit file in New York, the two rappers allegedly assaulted 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: the girl at a house party after the MTV Video 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: Music Awards. Jay Z has strongly denied the claim, saying 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: in a statement, these allegations are so heinous in nature 17 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: a civil one. Whomever would commit such a crime against 19 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: a minor should be locked away. Would you not agree? 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? Be interesting to see what happens there. Still overseas 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: is now and in Syria, rebel forces who stormed the 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: palace of Bashah al Assad found a massive fleet of 23 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 2: high end cars, including Mercedes, Aston Martins and Ferraris. There 24 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: was also a Bagati worth more than two million dollars. 25 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: The deposed dictator fled to Russia with his family over 26 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: the weekend, where he's been granted asylum. 27 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: Back home now. And there was a grim discovery in 28 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: Sydney today. A passer by spotted a body wrapped in 29 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: plastic dumped in bushland near the airport. A major police 30 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: investigation is now underway. 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 2: Let's lighten it up to show biz now. Chris Rock 32 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: stormed out of an Aussie billionaire's party over the weekends. 33 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: So the comedian was performing at Anthony Pratt's Christmas party 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 2: in New York when he apparently spat the dummy because 35 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: someone was filming his routine. Keith Urban saved the day. 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: He then took to the stage and entertained guests with 37 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: a ninety minute performance. 38 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: It's on your Keith. And Russell Crowe has revealed which 39 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: of his films he's most proud of. Here's what he 40 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: told Nova's Fitzi and Whipper with Kate Ritchie. 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: You know, someone like La Confidential looks like a perfect film. 42 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's amazing. 43 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 2: Performances are just uniformly brilliant Curtis Hansen as the director. 44 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: You put together a thing with so many shades and 45 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: nuance and layers. 46 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 3: Is great. You know. 47 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: The sport now and in football, pressure continues to mount 48 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: on a posta conglu after his side Tottenham blew a 49 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 2: two ill lead to lose four to three to Chelsea 50 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: in the Premier League. The Spurs have won just once 51 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: in their past seven games in all competitions. 52 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 3: I still sense within this squad there's a rule kind 53 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 3: of conviction in what we're doing and if we maintain 54 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 3: that then we'll turn our season around. And like I said, 55 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: hopefully at some point we hit some smooth awaters just 56 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 3: in terms of some of the things that are happening 57 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 3: at the moment, and you know, some of it's self inflicted, 58 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 3: but hopefully we can get some more consistency. 59 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: You're now to date with the latest from the newsroom. 60 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: Follow or subscribe to from the Newsroom wherever you get 61 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: podcast 62 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 3: M