Abbie Chatfield has admitted to defaming her former ‘best male friend’ after accusing him of supporting genocide and child slaughter.

The influencer has agreed to pay law student and ex-Virgin Australia guest services officer Heath Kelley $79,000 in damages, following a Federal Court judgment she consented to, according to The Daily Mail.

Mr Kelley took legal action after his lawyers warned Chatfield her online comments about him were false and indefensible.

Chatfield didn’t contest the claim, with Justice Wendy Abraham making orders against her by consent on Thursday afternoon.

On top of that, the court ordered Chatfield to cover Mr Kelley’s legal costs — estimated at $30,000 — leaving her with a bill topping $100,000.

The 30-year-old, who boasts about 550,000 Instagram followers,

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