‘I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty:’ Bachelor in Paradise star Jamie Doran quotes a Bible verse as he hires a lawyer in his legal battle with Channel 10 over hurtful editing
Jamie Doran doesn’t just have a lawyer in his upcoming legal battle against Channel 10: he also has the Lord Almighty on his side.
The 40-year-old, who is suing the network over his negative portrayal on The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, quoted a Bible verse on Instagram on Thursday.
He updated the caption of his earlier post announcing his intention to sue Channel 10 for defamation with a simple message: ‘1 Samuel 17:45 NIV.’
What does it mean? Jamie Doran has broken his silence on the legal proceedings by updating his original announcement on Instagram with a caption referencing a cryptic bible passage
That particular Bible passage states: ‘David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”‘
Jamie has made no further comment on the significance of the Bible verse, leaving fans to interpret it however they wish.
On Thursday the firefighter officially started legal proceedings against Chanel 10 and Warner Bros. hiring a defamation lawyer to represent him.
‘I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty’: Jamie (pictured) has made no further comment on the significance of the bible verse, leaving fans to interpret it how they wish
He has hired Sydney lawyer Keith Redenbach, a partner of Redenbach Lee, who also represented Married At First Sight star Nasser Sultan in his case against The Daily Telegraph two years ago.
‘Channel 10 came out with a statement basically saying Jamie was bluffing,’ a source close to Jamie told Daily Mail Australia.
‘Now he has lawyered up. He wants to take a stand for all future reality stars who are bullied and slandered on national TV.’
Lawyered-up: Jamie has hired Sydney lawyer Keith Redenbach, a partner of Redenbach Lee, who also represented Married At First Sight star Nasser Sultan (pictured) in his case against The Daily Telegraph two years ago
Mr Redenbach helped Nasser win an undisclosed financial settlement from The Daily Telegraph in 2018.
The newspaper had falsely claimed that Nasser had ‘gatecrashed an A-list event’ in Sydney when he had actually been invited as a special guest.
Jamie announced on Wednesday morning that he was taking legal action over his negative portrayal in the Channel 10 dating franchise.
Jamie has been portrayed as a ‘stage-five clinger’ on Bachelor in Paradise so far this season, and received a similar edit on The Bachelorette last year.
Bad wrap: Jamie has been portrayed as a ‘stage-five clinger’ on Bachelor in Paradise so far this season, and received a similar edit on The Bachelorette last year
‘This is not the news I wanted to post, but I feel I owe this to at least my family, friends, and also fans of The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise,’ he wrote on Instagram.
‘After lengthy consideration, I’ve decided to begin legal proceedings against Network 10 and Warner Bros. Australia.
‘I’m not going to comment on this any further for the time being and would appreciate it if people would respect my privacy.’
‘This is not the news I wanted to post’: Jamie announced on Wednesday morning that he was taking legal action over his negative portrayal in the Channel 10 dating franchise