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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Ex-Docker accused of further domestic violence by MAFS star
Ex-Docker Ryan Crowley has been accused of further domestic violence against his former partner, Married at First Sight star Lauren Dunn, who claims she is being trolled online for speaking out about the alleged abuse. Crowley, 41, was arrested at a Perth police station on Monday and appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, dressed in a dark grey suit jacket and checkered green shirt. He has been charged with six historical offences dating back to 2019 and 2020 in West Leederville and Cottesloe, including two counts of unlawful assault, two counts of deprivation of liberty, threats to kill and with intent to harm and doing an act that caused bodily harm. The charges relate to his alleged abuse of Dunn, except for one which was against a separate woman. He is also facing nine other domestic violence allegations from a 2025 incident also allegedly involving Dunn, which he is on bail for. Loading The former tagger was granted bail for the most recent charges, despite the police prosecutor requesting he remains in custody. The prosecution alleged Dunn had been trolled and called a 'psycho' by some on social media, and had recently been contacted by a person who claimed they had seen videos that had allegedly shown her in compromising situations. They emphasised they had not tested the validity of the allegation.
The Age
a day ago
- The Age
Ex-Docker accused of further domestic violence by MAFS star
Ex-Docker Ryan Crowley has been accused of further domestic violence against his former partner, Married at First Sight star Lauren Dunn, who claims she is being trolled online for speaking out about the alleged abuse. Crowley, 41, was arrested at a Perth police station on Monday and appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, dressed in a dark grey suit jacket and checkered green shirt. He has been charged with six historical offences dating back to 2019 and 2020 in West Leederville and Cottesloe, including two counts of unlawful assault, two counts of deprivation of liberty, threats to kill and with intent to harm and doing an act that caused bodily harm. The charges relate to his alleged abuse of Dunn, except for one which was against a separate woman. He is also facing nine other domestic violence allegations from a 2025 incident also allegedly involving Dunn, which he is on bail for. Loading The former tagger was granted bail for the most recent charges, despite the police prosecutor requesting he remains in custody. The prosecution alleged Dunn had been trolled and called a 'psycho' by some on social media, and had recently been contacted by a person who claimed they had seen videos that had allegedly shown her in compromising situations. They emphasised they had not tested the validity of the allegation.
The Spinoff
2 days ago
- Business
- The Spinoff
Sky buys Three and ThreeNow to create New Zealand's most muscular media empire
WBD has sold its linear and digital TV assets to Sky for $1, giving the pay TV giant a powerful new brand to take on TVNZ. Duncan Greive breaks down the deal. Pay TV giant Sky has agreed to buy Discovery NZ in a deal which profoundly reshapes the commercial TV and streaming landscape in New Zealand, creating easily the biggest media company in the country by revenue, and potentially by audience too. Discovery NZ houses the second-most-watched free-to-air channel, Three, along with a popular ad-supported streaming service in ThreeNow. It also has eden, Rush and HGTV, more niche channels which play on Freeview and Sky, all joining Sky's huge range of pay-TV and streaming channels. All changing hands for less than the cost of a month's Netflix. Sky paid just $1 for the assets, which come across debt free, with Sky assuming the ongoing commercial contracts of the business. The Commerce Commission was privately advised, and saw no issue – an unimaginable situation even a few years ago. It's the second major media company to change hands at that symbolic value in recent years, after Stuff was sold for $1 in 2020. The price indicates that Discovery NZ's parent, WBD, simply wanted to exit the free-to-air business, which had been bought by Discovery from Mediaworks in 2020 for a price described at the time as 'more than a dollar'. Sources familiar with that deal peg it at US$20m, suggesting Sky has got a comparative bargain – or that Discovery overpaid. For Sky, it's a major move into free-to-air TV and ad-supported streaming, at a time when the company has placed far more emphasis on advertising as part of its revenue mix than ever before (it scooped the Beacon Award for 'best sales team' just last week). While it has long had free-to-air TV through Sky Open (formerly Prime), Three is a much more powerful brand, with far larger audiences, home to smash hits like Married at First Sight and David Lomas Investigates. It brings Sky into even more direct competition with TVNZ. Historically, despite being the two biggest companies in TV, they were well differentiated. TVNZ was purely ad-supported, big on news and mass entertainment, a minor player in sports. Sky was largely a subscription business, mostly paywalled and big on sports with only a very minor presence in local news. That changes from August 1, with TVNZ facing down the largest and most formidable direct competitor in its history. Sky has over a million paying customers across pay TV and streaming products like Sky Sport Now and Neon. It now has a major free-to-air presence to both function as a funnel into its pay products, and extend the reach of its advertising. While Sky Open has functioned as a shop window into Sky for some time, Three and ThreeNow will be a far more powerful version of that proposition, with the ability to take a mix of Sky's sports and entertainment products and attack TVNZ on quality and content mix. That's why longtime former Sky CEO John Fellet sought to buy Three a decade ago. Three can now put NRL, Super Rugby and cricket head-to-head with TVNZ's prime time line-up, and given that live sports is one of the last big draws for linear TV audiences, it represents a very powerful tool to grow Three's audience. For NZ on Air too, the consolidated business is a much more interesting and powerful way of reaching New Zealanders. It's not uncomplicated for Sky. The declining sale price tells you just how difficult pureplay ad-supported media models are now. And it adds yet more brands and platforms to what is already a very complicated mix. Sky now operates two different boxes, a puck, Sky Go, Sky Sport Now, Neon and ThreeNow from a technology standpoint. Netflix just has Netflix. Rationalising that will be a priority for Sky CEO Sophie Moloney and her team. There remain a number of other unresolved questions. Sky and NZ Rugby have still not announced a renewal of their long-term broadcast deal, though industry sources suggest it is signed, with only haggling over free-to-air screening remaining. Three and ThreeNow loom as potential solutions to some of NZ Rugby's audience accessibility issues, even if it reduces by one the plausible buyers of its rights. Similarly, Three currently contracts Stuff to produce its 6pm news bulletin. That has had challenging ratings for much of the year, but remains an important part of a well-rounded product offering and starts the channel's evening programming. Aaron Ibbotson, a senior analyst at Forsyth Barr, is a fan of the transaction for Sky. He says 'the deal makes a lot of sense. They're not paying anything for it, and there would be natural synergies across broadcasting and content.' He contrasts it with a failed attempted acquisition of Mediaworks in 2022, saying that the Discovery NZ deal is 'closer to what Sky knows well, its core business'. Sky's shares are up 11c in early trading today. It's the latest big change to a media ownership environment which is suddenly very fluid. Earlier this year, Jim Grenon launched a hostile board takeover attempt after buying 10% of NZME, which ultimately rolled the company's chair and reshaped its governance. Then QMS completed a takeover of outdoor and radio giant Mediaworks, Stuff sold 50% of its digital arm to auction site TradeMe, while Are Media, New Zealand's biggest magazine publisher, went up for sale. New Zealand's commercial media has long been considered too fragmented, given the size of the market. It now has effectively two major TV operators, two radio networks and two scale digital news providers. All staff are being ported across, with Three's leader Juliet Peterson now reporting into Sky CEO Moloney, but over time there will be efficiency gains from accounting to sales to programming. Yes, efficiency gains is code for job losses, of which the media has endured too many in recent years. But the real battle is not with cross-town rivals, it's with unregulated tech giants. The question is, will we even have local news and entertainment products at all? For an embattled local media, which endured a cataclysmic 2024, this deal creates a powerful and diversified new media giant – one which poses challenges for TVNZ, but should result in a more robust local media landscape as a result.
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Married at First Sight star claims they were sexually assaulted by new partner
A Married at First Sight UK star has claimed they were sexually assaulted on their honeymoon by their newly-introduced partner. The Channel 4 show seeks to pair strangers together who first meet at the altar and must decide whether to stay married after only eight weeks together. The alleged incident is understood to have been brought to police on June 14 after the reality series couple returned from their luxury honeymoon which is provided as part of the process. In a statement, the police confirmed to The Sun that they 'received a report of a non-recent sexual assault on June 14. Enquiries remain ongoing.' The identities of the couple cannot be disclosed although, per the Mail, scenes involving the pair have reportedly already been broadcast. A Channel 4 spokesperson added to the publication that they are aware of report made of an 'alleged sexual assault during the filming of a dinner party'. They continued: 'We take any issues on the show incredibly seriously. 'Producers follow strict welfare protocols as the wellbeing of the cast is always the first priority. 'Support would be offered to anyone who wished to report a matter to the authorities, and naturally we would cooperate with any enquiries or investigations.' Meanwhile the source described it as a 'nightmare scenario' for the already heavily scrutinised show. 'Now it's alleged someone was assaulted after tying the knot. It is a disastrous look for bosses,' the insider explained. The show has come under fire previously for the kind of contestants it platforms. In September Women's Aid slammed the show for welcoming contestant Alexander Henry after a group of women took to social media to brand him 'dangerous'. The domestic abuse charity said at the time: 'Having seen the direct impact of abusive behaviours displayed on the show in previous years on survivors, we would have hoped that protection and tolerance levels for abuse would leave no room for perpetrators to be given a platform again, with their actions being televised as 'entertainment'. More Trending 'Sadly, this decision demonstrates the lack of awareness that the production team still has when it comes to domestic abuse.' Channel 4 pushed back saying that the welfare of their contestants was of 'paramount importance' and a criminal record check 'carried out on the contributor raised in the allegation was returned clean'. Season nine of the show wrapped up its reunion in February with the 10th expected to arrive in September. View More » Metro has reached out to Channel 4 for comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: This Morning star reveals how her life crumbled an hour after announcing engagement MORE: Controversial Hollyoaks scene that stunned fans breached two Ofcom rules MORE: TV fans can't stop watching show that's 'so bad it's brilliant'
Scottish Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Strictly signs two new professional dancers as head judge Shirley Ballas reveals new line-up is ‘off the charts'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) STRICTLY Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas has confirmed that two brand-new professional dancers are joining the upcoming series — and she's calling the line-up 'off the charts'. Appearing on ITV's This Morning earlier today, Shirley couldn't hide her excitement as she spilled a few juicy titbits about what fans can expect when Strictly waltzes back onto screens later this year. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Shirley Ballas appeared on This Morning today 6 She revealed two new pros have joined Strictly 6 Celebs Go Dating guru and Married at First Sight expert Paul C Brunson crossed over with Shirley - after The Sun revealed he has signed to the new celebrity line-up 'I can tell you that we have two new professionals joining the show and they are amazing,' she gushed. 'There's a few little changes — you know they do little things every year. But we've got the cast of all cast. It's going to be off the charts!' Things took a cheeky turn when Paul C Brunson, relationship expert from Married At First Sight, happened to cross over with Shirley. Host Ben Shephard couldn't resist stirring the pot, referencing The Sun's exclusive story that Paul has been signed to the 2025 series. Ben said: 'Well apparently Paul is in the line-up… show us a move!' to which Paul responded with a slick body wave that had the studio in stitches. Shirley clapped but played coy and expertly deflected the speculation, refusing to officially confirm anything. It comes after Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima's exits from the show. Giovanni, 34, sensationally quit Strictly in May last year following allegations about his behaviour in rehearsals from former partner Amanda Abbington. Months later Graziano, 31, was sacked after an altercation with Zara McDermott during her time on the show. Last month The Sun revealed one of the new dancers in talks to join the show after he was seen in rehearsals with the team. Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne reveals show's two new pro dancers have been signed up after Gio and Graziano's sackings We told how dancer and choreographer Luke Miller is hotly tipped to be announced as one of professionals. Fellow professional Dianne Buswell, 36, has also revealed two new dancers will join the competition when Strictly returns later this year. Speaking on her podcast with Chris McCausland, she told her co-host: 'You were in my dream the other day. 'We've got two new pros this year on Strictly - don't know who they are yet - a new boy and a new girl.' Comedian Chris, 48 - who won the show with Dianne last year - asked: 'Who are they getting rid of?' Dianne replied: 'Nobody, but we're adding two more. I dreamt that you were the new pro male. But I was fake happy, and it's really mean for me to say that, but I wasn't really happy for you. 'I was like, 'what the hell? He's going to think he's better than me now'. 'And to make it worse you won the series, so you were a double winner and I was like, 'this isn't fair, now everyone's going to think it wasn't me who made him win it was actually himself that won it the first time'.' 6 Shirley was on This Morning to announce a casting call for a dog to star in Coronation Street Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 6 Gio quit the show last year following allegations from Amanda Abbington Credit: Shutterstock
