‘CANCELLED’: Twist after bombshell Karl Stefanovic ‘sacking’ claim
As the latest move by the Today Show star ruffles feathers, more details come to light.
Hours after a podcast interview between Karl Stefanovic and a far right figure vanished from major platforms in mysterious circumstances, Channel Nine has distanced itself from the controversial recording and issued a statement on the drama surrounding its Today Show star.
On the June 23 episode of The Karl Stefanovic Show, the broadcaster interviewed Tommy Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – one of the UK’s most prominent far right figures and co-founder of the English Defence League.
It was a provocative move, given that Robinson is an anti-Islam activist and has a lengthy criminal record – and it led Australian online activist group Mad F***ing Witches to call for a boycott of Karl, 51.
Announcing the plan for a campaign against the Today Show star – under the tentative moniker “#KancelKarl” – the group said on Facebook that it was looking for public support, “Because early showcasing a person like Robinson has NO PLACE in Australia, and Nine should be clearly aware of this.”
Indeed, it appears Channel Nine is more than aware, with sources telling The Australian that the network’s top executives had been locked in “hush hush” meetings as they discussed the unfolding situation.
