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Wayne Carey's adult-only club move after toilet tryst controversy
Wayne Carey has landed back on Australian shores and the former AFL premiership star is reportedly set to make an eye-opening public return.
The 54-year-old left the country with his family after finding himself embroiled in controversy over an alleged toilet tryst.
Carey went viral in July after footage filmed at Toorak Cellars in Armadale, showed him following a woman out of a bathroom.
Carey however is now set to make his first public appearance since the incident with the 272-game AFL great appearing at an adults-only club in Geelong.
The After Dark Gentleman's Club is promoting a meet and greet session with Carey on August 15.
'Meet and greet with Wayne Carey,' the club promises on its Facebook page. 'Doors open from 8.30pm. Live entertainment all night.'
Carey has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing over the alleged toilet tryst, with the Kangaroos legend saying it was a breach of privacy and 'slut shaming'.
Carey and the woman in the video, marketing executive Kate Aston, both publicly said they are pursuing legal action after the video quickly spread across cyberspace.
Aston said the scandal has taken an immense toll on her personal and professional life.
'What has happened to me could happen to anyone, and no one should have to go through what I have been put through – the damage, the speculation, the impact on my livelihood, all from the malicious actions of a small few,' Ms Aston, who has denied anything happened in the toilets, said.
'Overnight, from footage of me simply exiting a toilet at a bar, I've had my life turned upside down.
'From a professional perspective, my ability has been put into question which has had immediate financial repercussions, one that is costing me every day with the effects likely to be long term and irreversible … while I appear strong, those closest to me know that my suffering over recent days has been colossal.'
Carey's ex-partner publicly mocked the retired footballer in another twist to the bizarre scandal.
Kate Neilson couldn't help herself from taking a sly dig at her former partner when she re-enacted the viral video.
Neilson posted a candid clip of herself walking out of a bathroom covering her face before her partner shortly exits the same bathroom while appearing to use his phone.
The video on Neilson's Instagram stories included a duck emoji watermark. Carey's nickname during his football career was 'Duck'.
The clip was set to the Bloodhound Gang's The Bad Touch hit.
Neilson said she hoped the video was merely a misunderstanding.
Carey, a great of the North Melbourne footy club, has a track record of incidents away from the playing arena.
The most famous was his affair with former teammate Anthony Stevens' then-wife Kelli, which led to Carey's sacking from the Kangaroos.
He has also been hit with indecent assault, domestic violence and misdemeanour battery allegations, along with issues with drugs and alcohol, and has been sacked from a number of media roles.
Carey was in 2007 involved in a 'glassing' incident with Neilson.
Neilson last year went public to refute claims Carey made about the incident, where he described reports as incorrect and 'ludicrous'.
Neilson has always maintained: 'I can say with certainty the glass of wine was intentionally thrown into my face and smashed my mouth pretty bad.'
