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Ben Roberts-Smith told ex-wife to lie about his affair in order to keep children, court hears

Ben Roberts-Smith's former wife Emma Roberts
Ben Roberts-Smith's former wife Emma Roberts told the court she had been asked to lie to the press about an affair. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith told his wife Emma Roberts she would lose access to their children if she didn’t lie publicly about him having an affair, during the tumultuous break-up of their marriage, a court has heard.

During emotional evidence before the federal court Monday, Emma Roberts said her now ex-husband – when confronted with evidence of his extramarital affair – said they both needed to lie to the press that they had been separated at the time.

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