‘Right in my face': Former MKR star allegedly choked complainant
Anthony Mu appeared on Channel 7 reality show My Kitchen Rules in 2023 alongside his partner Claudean Uamaki-Mu, and is facing several charges, including assault occasioning bodily harm and common assault.
His barrister on Monday indicated Mu would plead not guilty to the charges.
Uamaki-Mu, who was present in court to support Mu, was committed to stand trial in the District Court earlier this year on several separate charges including rape.
The identities of the Queensland couple, who were promoted by the Channel 7 network as a 'fiery Italian and a super-chill Samoan with hearts of gold', were suppressed by a non-publication order as it progressed through the courts. The order was lifted earlier this year.
In the Richlands Magistrates Court on Monday, a complainant claimed there were several incidents she experienced with Mu.
She said in one incident, which was sparked during a dinner and involving tomato sauce, Mu became irate and threw a burger at the back of her head.
She told the court he got up and grabbed her by the hair, screaming at her to 'get the f--- up'.
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