A friend of prominent athlete 'Complainant M' told police he recalled a "sharp shift" in the sportsperson's relationship with Alan Jones, a court has heard.
When asked by the Crown to define his relationship with the broadcaster, the athlete said from the witness box he was "managing" it.
Mr Jones has pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of indecent assault and sexual touching, relating to six complainants.
Mr Jones's criminal trial has heard four days of evidence from Complainant M and related witnesses, with police statements from two friends read into the record on Friday afternoon.
One friend, who said he had known the complainant for almost 30 years, told police he knew the athlete had a friendship with Mr Jones, and believed he was a "trusted mentor in [M's] life".
"[Complainant M] told me that he wasn't comfortable with what was happening and Alan had crossed a boundary."
Complainant M has alleged Mr Jones kissed him on the corner of his mouth at a public event in 2015, and then kissed him again without his consent during a visit to the broadcaster's Circular Quay apartment in about 2020.
In the second alleged assault, Complainant M described pushing Mr Jones away after feeling the defendant's genitalia touch his leg.
Earlier this week, Complainant M told the court the 2023 Sydney Morning Herald article was the catalyst for telling another friend.
The athlete said he spoke to the man about the story, and said that "something similar has happened to me".