Australian cricket legend Michael Clarke and Today Show host Karl Stefanovic have squared off in a wild fracas in a public park, during which Clarke was slapped throughout the face by his girlfriend and accused of dishonest.
The extraordinary showdown in Noosa on January 10 noticed two of Australia’s most excessive profile celebrities and their companions — sisters Jade and Jasmine Yarbrough — in an emotionally charged blow-up, which was filmed by a bystander and obtained by The Daily Telegraph.
Clarke advised The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday evening: “I accept full responsibility for this altercation and am shattered by my actions”.
The struggle started when the 2 high-profile {couples} and their superstar accountant mate Anthony Bell had been at dinner at a beachside restaurant.
It’s understood Clarke’s superstar designer ex-girlfriend Pip Edwards and Jade had been involved, sparking the confrontation between Clarke and Jade.
Incredible imaginative and prescient reveals a shirtless Clarke limping in a park surrounded by a gaggle who’re attempting to calm the state of affairs, whereas a livid Jade screams at him then slaps him throughout the face.
“You f**ked her on December 17 … You f**ked her, you’re a f**king dog,” Jade screams.
Clarke responds: “Baby you’re wrong, you’re wrong.”
Watch the video of the incident right here.
The screaming match befell in entrance of a number of folks in a park, about 9.30pm, and was so confronting that an onlooker could possibly be heard yelling “there’s children over there” as they inspired the group to take the struggle elsewhere.
The bystander who filmed the struggle stated he was first alerted to the drama when he noticed Clarke and Stefanovic in a heated alternate.
Clarke and Yarbrough first went Instagram official in August and had been seen collectively in paparazzi photographs in September out the entrance of morning TV host Karl Stefanovic’s home.
Yarbrough’s sister Jasmine Stefanovic is married to the Today present star they usually had been all collectively to look at the AFL Grand Final.
The cricket TV commentator-turned breakfast radio host was reportedly launched to Yarbrough by way of Stefanovic.
Their relationship got here eight months after Clarke’s temporary romance with Edwards, who he dated after splitting from spouse Kyly.
Clarke, 41, can also be shut mates with Yarbrough’s business accomplice’s husband, Travy Bacon.
Yarbrough, who runs a profitable interiors firm named Merci Maison, celebrated her thirtieth birthday final yr.
Clarke and his first spouse Kyly share one baby collectively, daughter Kelsey-Lee.
The former couple went to highschool collectively at Sydney’s Westfields Sports High, however didn’t begin relationship till a few years later, after Clarke’s engagement with Lara Worthington was damaged off in 2010.
Clarke represented Australia in 115 Test matches and 245 ODIs after making his worldwide debut in 2003.
The right-hander scored 8643 Test runs, together with 28 centuries and a career-best of 329 not out in opposition to India on the SCG in 2012.
He captained Australia throughout the unforgettable 2013/14 Ashes whitewash and the triumphant 2015 World Cup marketing campaign.
Originally revealed as Michael Clarke and Karl Stefanovic conflict in altercation over dishonest claims
