From 2012 the sex and relationship advice column was presented by regular cover model, Ashlee Adams. In May 2006, Australian model Lara Bingle took legal action against EMAP Australia, the publisher of Zoo Weekly, claiming defamation by the magazine when it allegedly published photographs of the model without her permission in the 27 March 2006 issue. On 16 September 2007, it was reported that professional golfer Nikki Garrett had instructed her lawyers to begin an action against Zoo Weekly in the Australian Federal Court. The matter related to the 29 January 2007 edition of Zoo Weekly in which a photo of Garrett — taken for a charity fund-raiser — was reproduced in the magazine accompanied by an allegedly-salacious caption. On 17 September 2015, Bauer Media issued a press release confirming the closure of the Australian weekly edition with effect from Monday 12 October 2015. The closure of Zoo Weekly magazine encompassed all platforms: print, website and social media assets. South Africa Following the successes of Zoo Weekly in the United Kingdom and Australia, the South African edition launched on 6 October 2006 under a joint venture between UK publisher EMAP Consumer Media and South African media giant Media24. The magazine was published in both English, as Zoo Weekly, and Afrikaans, as Zoo Weekliks. The edition was discontinued by February 2008. See also Zip (magazine) Ralph Lad culture Playboy References External links Zoo Weekly UK Zoo Weekly Australian edition Stealing content Bauer Media Group Men's magazines published in Australia Men's magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in South Africa Bauer Group (UK) Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 2004 Defunct magazines published in Australia Magazines disestablished in 2015 Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom