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News.com.au
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
ABC radio host apologises for sexual comment aimed at female co-host
ABC Melbourne radio host Bob Murphy has apologised over recent comments he made live on air to his female co-host. Mr Murphy insinuated that his radio co-host Sharnelle Vella previously worked at a notorious strip club in Melbourne, the Spearmint Rhino. He has since come out on the ABC Melbourne Breakfast show stating 'I promised Sharnelle that I'd never disrespect her and I did break that promise".
Sky News AU
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
ABC radio host apologises for sexual comment aimed at female co-host
ABC Melbourne radio host Bob Murphy has apologised over recent comments he made live on air to his female co-host. Mr Murphy insinuated that his radio co-host Sharnelle Vella previously worked at a notorious strip club in Melbourne, the Spearmint Rhino. He has since come out on the ABC Melbourne Breakfast show stating 'I promised Sharnelle that I'd never disrespect her and I did break that promise".
Sky News AU
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Woke footy player turned ABC radio host issues grovelling apology after insinuating co-host worked at a strip club in high school
Former AFL player turned ABC radio host has had to apologise for an off-colour remark he made on Wednesday insinuating his female co-host worked at a strip club during high school. During the duo's Melbourne breakfast show, Sharnelle Vella was interviewing a financial expert when she was interjected by Murphy. Speaking to Elinor Kasapidis from Certified Practising Accountants Australia, Vella said she recalled working in retail "many moons ago when I was still in high school-" Murphy then stole the moment to quip: "Not at Spearmint Rhino?" Spearmint Rhino is a chain of strip clubs which operates venues in Melbourne as well as the US and the UK. On Thursday's show, the former Bulldogs captain told listeners he wanted to publicly apologise for the comment. "I did make a comment that insinuated my colleague and co-host Sharnelle here worked at Spearmint Rhino, a well known Melbourne strip club," he said. 'Cutting straight to the point, it was not just a mistake, it was a gross and inaccurate off hand quip. I promised Sharnelle that I'd never disrespect her and I did break that promise put simply. I'm really sorry.' Vella's response did little to ease the tension. "Look, I won't let you off the hook on it. It wasn't okay," she said. "I appreciate your words but we do move on." has approached the ABC for comment. Murphy has recently receive backlash for his "wokeness" by rival Melbourne radio host Tom Elliot of 3AW for using the term 'AFLM' to refer to the AFL. 'Does anybody else honestly want to call the AFL the AFLM?' Elliott said. 'In America, you have the NBA and then the WNBA, that works fine. 'I think he (Murphy) is the only person who does this. He persists in calling the AFL the AFLM … that is wokeness.' In 2023, Murphy publicly admonished his former teammate Jason Akermanis who wrote a column urging players to "stay in the closet" to keep their sexuality out of the the sport, regarding it as too controversial. Akermanis was delisted and suspended by the Bulldogs in 2010 for his column. During an ABC Four Corners episode, Murphy said Akermanis' comments had "hurt", "disgusted" and "embarassed" him. Akermanis hit back and called Murphy a "sook". Speaking to the Nine Network at the time, Akermanis said he did not personally hold those views and clarified he had played with a gay player in Queensland who was a "terrific guy". In a plea to gay players, Murphy said they would be "fought for and supported" if they came out. "If there is a dissenting voice, they will be told to shut the f*** up or get out," Murphy said. The ABC breakfast show has suffered a crash in its audience share, having dropped more than one per cent in March from 7.9 to 6.3 before tumbling further in April to 5.6 per cent.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Farrah Abraham reveals the drug that has provided her with a 'clean slate' as she ends feud with Jenelle Evans
Farrah Abraham has praised the power of ketamine treatments. The Teen Mom alum, 33, who recently buried her 10-year hatchet with Jenelle Evans, told TMZ the drug has provided her with a 'clean slate' and has allowed her to live in the present. The Schedule III substance was approved by the FDA in the 1970s for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, but it remains a costly out-of-pocket alternative for mental health treatment. 'I think a lot of people have seen me do ketamine treatments lately and I think ketamine really helps you get past a lot of things,' she told the outlet. 'I also don't live in my past, I live in my present, and I think ketamine's just given me that clean slate, and if other women can meet me there, then I think that's great.' 'You know, I think that's great that Jenelle reaches out, she's in a different place,' she said. 'She's looking back at some of the things in her life and also trying to plan for her future and get things right with her children, and I think that's like commendable and I'm happy for her.' Now Farrah is happy to support Jenelle and even hopes to be invited to her party celebrating her divorce from David Eason. 'And I'm also happy, she gets to go do some work for Spearmint Rhino, like I did for my comedy set, and I'm really happy for her. If stars align, if our schedules align, I'd love to be there for her divorce party there,' Farrah said. 'Ketamine's used for all sorts of things, like if you're getting a divorce, and moving past it, use ketamine if you wanna not think about, you know, loss, like I lost my daughter's father, you use ketamine, if you've been severely attacked, like I've been, you use ketamine for that. 'So, I think with just all these other things that I'm using it for, randomly, some others have come back into my life, not only Jenelle, but also Ashley, who you saw me with, who I also invited to our dinner.' Last week Farrah, Jenelle, and Ashley Jones were spotted sharing nachos and mocktails at Lucia at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. Farrah has feuded with both Jenelle and Ashley, with Abraham trading barbs and snarky comments with Evans on social media. TMZ previously reported that the dinner plans began cooking a few weeks ago when Jenelle blindly reached out to Farrah to congratulate her on the success of her comedy debut at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club in New York City. From its inception, reality series Teen Mom was fraught with everything from custody battles and arrests to drug struggles and break-ups. The first season of the show, which aired in 2009, proved to be an explosive spin-off to MTV's 16 and Pregnant. Farrah gave birth to her daughter, Sophia, on the show in 2009. The baby's father, Derek Underwood, died in a car accident during her pregnancy. Instead, the Nebraska-born influencer largely raised the youngster with the help of her own parents. She stayed on with the Teen Mom franchise until 2017 but was reportedly fired following her move into the world of adult entertainment which saw her releasing sex tapes and appearing on webcam shows.
