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7NEWS
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Influencer Carmen Azzopardi calls out British comedian Paul Foot live on-stage over ‘sickening' diabetes skit
An Australian influencer has called out a British comedian during a tirade about diabetics at one of his live shows. Carmen Azzopardi, a type one diabetic, attended one of Paul Foot's comedy shows in Europe where he launched into a 10 minute rant in the latter half of his act. Azzopardi claims Foot 'made fun of people' who wear medical technology like continuous glucose monitor's — which is a device used to keep tabs on blood glucose levels. Foot then proceeds to mimic a diabetic having a hypoglycaemia episode by violently shaking his body and then inferring they die after suffering a heart attack. Although Azzopardi admits she is willing to see the funny side of life, she called out from the crowd to let Foot know he had taken it too far. In footage captured by Azzopardi, she can be heard booing and shouting 'that was a shit joke . . . I have type one diabetes, that was extremely extremely insensitive and misinformative.' Foot hit backs with a follow up joke, saying he doesn't agree his comments were out of touch. 'I don't think it's up to you to decide if it's insensitive or not,' Azzopardi replies. After the two go back and forth in disagreement, Foot declares comedy is subjective, before blaming Azzopardi for the act's sour ending. 'Due to the failure of you to grasp that simple intellectual point, cause you fail to grasp the difference between these issues, cause of that it's ending in an awkward way,' he said. In a TikTok following the 'embarrassing' display, Azzopardi explained the impact it has had on her. 'All in all, deeply embarrassing for him, deeply deeply sickening to witness as someone who is living with that disease, but also just as like a human who has empathy for others and doesn't find there to be humour, cleverness or anything intellectual or remotely creative about making fun of someone's disability,' she said. 'I's probably one of the most blatant acts of ableism that I have ever personally experienced since being diagnoses with this illness, because that's what it is, it's an illness, not a punch line to a joke. 'It's amazing to me we are still platforming these grotesque, vile looking little rat men, who very clearly cannot tell a joke to save their lives.' Holding a middle finger up to the camera, Azzopardi concludes the video with a message to Foot. 'Paul Foot let me know if you need some tips on writing a f**king joke you little shrivelled raisin,' she said. Well-known influencers including Abbie Chatfield weighed in on the ordeal. 'What a fucking loser … what's this niche diabetes beef???? Well done for standing up for yourself and others queen,' she commented.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Influencer calls out comedian on-stage over ‘sickening' skit
An Australian influencer has called out a British comedian during a tirade about diabetics at one of his live shows. Carmen Azzopardi, a type one diabetic, attended one of Paul Foot's comedy shows in Europe where he launched into a 10 minute rant in the latter half of his act. Azzopardi claims Foot 'made fun of people' who wear medical technology like continuous glucose monitor's — which is a device used to keep tabs on blood glucose levels. Foot then proceeds to mimic a diabetic having a hypoglycaemia episode by violently shaking his body and then inferring they die after suffering a heart attack. Although Azzopardi admits she is willing to see the funny side of life, she called out from the crowd to let Foot know he had taken it too far. In footage captured by Azzopardi, she can be heard booing and shouting 'that was a shit joke . . . I have type one diabetes, that was extremely extremely insensitive and misinformative.' Foot hit backs with a follow up joke, saying he doesn't agree his comments were out of touch. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. 'I don't think it's up to you to decide if it's insensitive or not,' Azzopardi replies. After the two go back and forth in disagreement, Foot declares comedy is subjective, before blaming Azzopardi for the act's sour ending. 'Due to the failure of you to grasp that simple intellectual point, cause you fail to grasp the difference between these issues, cause of that it's ending in an awkward way,' he said. In a TikTok following the 'embarrassing' display, Azzopardi explained the impact it has had on her. 'All in all, deeply embarrassing for him, deeply deeply sickening to witness as someone who is living with that disease, but also just as like a human who has empathy for others and doesn't find there to be humour, cleverness or anything intellectual or remotely creative about making fun of someone's disability,' she said. 'I's probably one of the most blatant acts of ableism that I have ever personally experienced since being diagnoses with this illness, because that's what it is, it's an illness, not a punch line to a joke. 'It's amazing to me we are still platforming these grotesque, vile looking little rat men, who very clearly cannot tell a joke to save their lives.' Holding a middle finger up to the camera, Azzopardi concludes the video with a message to Foot. 'Paul Foot let me know if you need some tips on writing a f**king joke you little shrivelled raisin,' she said. Well-known influencers including Abbie Chatfield weighed in on the ordeal. 'What a fucking loser … what's this niche diabetes beef???? Well done for standing up for yourself and others queen,' she commented.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DOJ opens probe into Andrew Cuomo over nursing homes testimony: Reports
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened up an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) over his pandemic-era nursing homes testimony to Congress, multiple outlets reported Tuesday night. The probe started around a month ago by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., that was then headed by Ed Martin, who was reassigned to two positions within the DOJ: pardon attorney and director of the Weaponization Working Group. The investigation follows a letter from a House Republican panel that asked Attorney General Pam Bondi last year to prosecute Cuomo, a former New York governor, for allegedly lying to the panel that was probing his administration's COVID-19 pandemic-era nursing home policies. The Hill has reached out to the DOJ for comment. The New York Times first reported on the DOJ's investigation. House Republicans have asked for a federal probe into the former governor, contending that Cuomo lied in 2024 during a congressional hearing that he had no involvement in drafting or reviewing a state health department report about the way the Empire State handled pandemic nursing home policies. DOJ's criminal probe into Cuomo, the leading candidate for New York City mayor, comes as the department has ordered federal prosecutors to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams three months ago, a move that prompted top officials in the office to resign. 'We have never been informed of any such matter, so why would someone leak it now? The answer is obvious: This is lawfare and election interference plain and simple—something President Trump and his top Department of Justice officials say they are against,' Cuomo's spokesperson Rich Azzopardi said in an emailed statement to The Hill. Azzopardi also defended Cuomo's testimony. 'Governor Cuomo testified truthfully to the best of his recollection about events from four years earlier, and he offered to address any follow-up questions from the Subcommittee — but from the beginning this was all transparently political,' Azzopardi added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
DOJ opens probe into Andrew Cuomo over nursing homes testimony: Reports
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened up an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) over his pandemic-era nursing homes testimony to Congress, multiple outlets reported Tuesday night. The probe started around a month ago by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., that was then headed by Ed Martin, who was reassigned to two positions within the DOJ: pardon attorney and director of the Weaponization Working Group. The investigation follows a letter from a House Republican panel that asked Attorney General Pam Bondi last year to prosecute Cuomo, a former New York governor, for allegedly lying to the panel that was probing his administration's COVID-19 pandemic-era nursing home policies. The Hill has reached out to the DOJ for comment. The New York Times first reported on the DOJ's investigation. House Republicans have asked for a federal probe into the former governor, contending that Cuomo lied in 2024 during a congressional hearing that he had no involvement in drafting or reviewing a state health department report about the way the Empire State handled pandemic nursing home policies. DOJ's criminal probe into Cuomo, the leading candidate for New York City mayor, comes as the department has ordered federal prosecutors to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams three months ago, a move that prompted top officials in the office to resign. 'We have never been informed of any such matter, so why would someone leak it now? The answer is obvious: This is lawfare and election interference plain and simple—something President Trump and his top Department of Justice officials say they are against,' Cuomo's spokesperson Rich Azzopardi said in an emailed statement to The Hill. Azzopardi also defended Cuomo's testimony. 'Governor Cuomo testified truthfully to the best of his recollection about events from four years earlier, and he offered to address any follow-up questions from the Subcommittee — but from the beginning this was all transparently political,' Azzopardi added.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Big ramifications for Gout Gout as Aussies makes history at world championships
The Aussie athletics team could add Gout Gout to a star-studded 4x100m team at the world championships in September after a historic night at the World Relays event in China. Four Australian relay teams booked their places for the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday night, including the men's 4x100m team - who could feature both sprint stars Lachie Kennedy and Gout Gout. Kennedy, the world indoor 60m silver medallist, combined with Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius and Prince Jackson to clock 38.31sec to claim second place in qualifying round 2 on Sunday night, booking the Aussies a place at the world championships. And with Gout set to feature in the 200m in Tokyo in September, he could be a late addition to the 4x100m team. "We are really stepping up our standards this year coming off the national record of 37.8 in Sydney," said Azzopardi, who flagged Gout's inclusion in the team in Tokyo. "We feel like we can really push for those medals and that will be the goal. We will be ready come the world championships in September and that's the main thing." Speaking in an interview on the Back Page on Fox Sports last week, the 17-year-old Gout said he'd love to run in the 4x400m relay as well. Traditionally a 100 and 200m runner, Gout could line up in the men's 4x400m, as well as any of the mixed relays in Tokyo (depending on how many races he wants to run). On Sunday night, the mixed, women's and men's 4x400m teams all secured their places at the world championships. But pride of place went to the mixed team, with Luke van Ratingen, Ellie Beer, Terrell Thorne and Carla Bull securing the country's second ever silver medal at the World Athletics Relays. The Aussie team couldn't match the American champions in Guangzhou, for the second day running they lowered the national and Oceanian record to take the silver in 3min 12.20sec. The American quartet of Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger and Lynna Irby-Jackson broke the championship record in 3:09.54, but the Australians matched the nation's best ever result in the seven editions of the event. The only other silver they had won was in 2019 in Yokohama when Catriona Bisset and Josh Ralph finished second in the 2x400m relay. "I couldn't be any more stoked. We were so ecstatic to make the final and coming away with a silver medal, we are just so happy," said Beer, who earlier helped the women's 4x400m team qualify. "We got all of our 400m crews to the world championships which is so exciting." RELATED: Athletics world blown away as Lachie Kennedy beats world champ Women's champ makes mockery of Gout Gout complaint with win Bull narrowly missed out on another medal as a youthful mixed 4x100m team - including Olivia Dodds, Connor Bond and Josiah John - clocked 41.22sec to finish fourth in the final behind the victorious Canadian team. The men's 4x400m team of Sherman, Reece Holder, Aidan Murphy and Tom Reynolds clocked 2:59.73 to clinch their place in Tokyo, just 0.03sec outside the 41-year-old Australian record. Britain's 4x100m women's team caused the upset of the night. Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams and Success Eduan stunned the US and Jamaica teams, with the Jamaicans featuring superstars Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson. with AAP
