The Candyman wins $25k in damages from his NANNY over naked sushi photo stoush - but judge rules he would have received more if he didn't post snaps of nude women at his house on Instagram
Travers Beynon won court victory over his former nanny Michelle Manthey
Ms Manthey made remarks about a photo of his naked wife covered in sushi
Mr Beynon, known as the Candyman, was awarded $25,000 in damages
'Anyone that acts against my family learns about my protective side'
His former nanny did not respond to a request for comment
By Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia
Published: 22:01 EST, 11 October 2015 | Updated: 05:27 EST, 12 October 2015
The multimillionaire tobacco retail tycoon known as The Candyman has won $25,000 in defamation damages from his former nanny over her claims about a photoshoot where his wife was naked and covered in sushi.
The District Court heard Michelle Manthey alleged in a tearful interview with A Current Affair this year that the Gold Coast party king's daughters were watching as pictures were taken of his wife covered in raw seafood.
But in awarding the damages, Judge Paul Smith said Mr Beynon - who sought $100,000 - would receive 'far less' damages than a person without a reputation of posting pictures of 'bare-breasted' and 'barely clad' women at his home online.
Gold Coast multi-millionaire Travers Beynon was awarded $25,000 in damages after suing his former nanny Michelle Manthey over claims she made about photographs of his wife covered in sushi
In pictures originally posted to Mr Beynon's Instagram, a bevvy of scantily-dressed women surround the so-called Candyman as one model poses as if she has filled a plate of sushi from Taesha's body
Ms Manthey (pictured) was tearful as she spoke on the Nine Network's A Current Affair program earlier this year
'In those circumstances it seems to me that the damage would be far less than a person without such a reputation,' Judge Smith said.
The court heard Ms Manthey told the Nine Network that Mr Beynon, the CEO of tobacconist chain FreeChoice, had a 'crazy life with people in and out of their house.'
'I can understand if this is something Travers wants to do, but do it somewhere else, don't do it in the family home,' Ms Manthey said, according to a transcript of her remarks tended in court.
'Like shield your children away from it.'
Ms Manthey also claimed Mr Beynon's 'younger girls' were present during a photoshoot where his wife Taesha was covered in the popular Japanese delicacy.
'I know the younger girls were there when the sushi was laid over Taesha,' she said during the interview. Mr Beynon argued Ms Manthey's statements made him out to be a reckless parent.
Mr Beynon recently posted these pictures of his wife Taesha (right) and another woman with jugs of beer and little clothing on his Instagram account to celebrate Oktoberfest
In another image posted recently, Mr Beynon is accompanied during Oktoberfest celebrations by two women
In awarding the damages, Judge Smith said there was no evidence Mr Beynon had let his children watch while the sushi photographs were taken.
The judge found the pictures had later been published online on Mr Beynon's popular Candy Shop Mansion Instagram account.
'Anyone who acts against my family learns about my protective side very quickly,' Mr Beynon said in a statement to Daily Mail Australia.
Ms Manthey did not lodge a defence but gave evidence - several pictures from Mr Beynon's Instagram - at the hearing to decide the amount of damages. She did not respond to a request for comment.
Mr Beynon rose to prominence last year after pictures of his party lifestyle - which closely resembles that of Los Angeles Instagram personality Dan Bilzerian - went viral.
Various former associates including his former girlfriend Kirsty Engelmann, some of his wife Taesha's relatives and Ms Manthey gave televised interviews about his hedonistic lifestyle.