David Oldfield's ex-wife Lisa reignites feud with Mark Latham as she makes brutal comment about his relationship with ex-girlfriend amid grubby sex scandal
The Real Housewives of Sydney star, 50, has made a brutal comment about Latham's ex-girlfriend Nathalie Matthews, who recently accused him of inflicting 'a sustained pattern' of psychological, financial and emotional abuse.
Lisa shared a photo to Instagram of the former couple at the Sydney Everest Carnival alongside a cruel comment about Nathalie's appearance.
'Can someone please explain to Mark Latham that owning a racehorse and banging a bird that looks like one are two different things?' she wrote.
The post divided her followers – some saw the humour, while others criticised her for 'tearing another woman down'.
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'Good on him ! And basically this poor women has done nothing to any of you but hey let's tear this sister down instead of complimenting how nice her outfit looks and her smile… wow!' one person wrote.
'What a horrible post to make against someone you don't know. Says more about the person posting it,' another said.
'Wow you must feel so good after a post like this. How sad for you,' a third person commented.
Lisa previously called out Latham for suggesting domestic violence only occurs in disadvantaged communities.
In a 2015 column for Mamamia, the reality TV star wrote: 'Mark, domestic violence transcends the barriers of wealth and class.'
The post comes after it was revealed last week that Ms Matthews had privately applied for an apprehended violence order against the one-time federal opposition leader, alleging Latham, 64, engaged in vile acts towards her. He has denied the claims.
She also claimed Latham inflicted 'a sustained pattern' of psychological, financial and emotional abuse against her for almost three years, demanded degrading sexual acts, asked her to call him 'master' and that he threw a dinner plate at her. The allegations are yet to be tested in court.
Latham has categorically denied he 'abuses women' and insisted all his dealings with Ms Matthews were entirely consensual.
Lisa shared a photo to Instagram of the former couple at the Sydney Everest Carnival alongside a cruel comment about Nathalie's appearance
Daily Mail Australia is also not suggesting any wrongdoing by Latham, only that Ms Matthews has made allegations against him as part of her AVO
Leaked WhatsApp messages reported by The Daily Telegraph allegedly show sexually explicit exchanges between Latham and Ms Matthews - some of which were sent while Latham was on the floor of Parliament.
Latham told Daily Mail Australia the outlet's reproduction of the messages was 'not accurate'.
The leaked WhatsApp messages included a series of sexually charged interactions during parliamentary sitting hours on February 20.
Ms Matthews was previously married to British expat Ross Matthews. Both of them were members of the Liberal Party at the time. Their marriage reportedly ended in 2022, before she began dating Latham.
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