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"It’s disgusting": Sam Kerr's baby announcement ruined by trolls

<p>The Matildas captain Sam Kerr and her fiancée Kristie Mewis have announced they are pregnant with their first child, but their news was sadly met with homophobic comments from online trolls. </p> <p>The football power couple took to Instagram to announce the news with a photo of them holding ultrasound photos. </p> <p>“Mewis-Kerr baby coming 2025!” the post read.</p> <p>While Kerr's teammates Mary Fowler, Teagan Micah, Kyah Simon and Lydia Williams congratulated the couple, they had to turn off their comments following online trolls making "disgusting" homophobic comments across social media. </p> <p>The trolls' behaviour has been condemned by sports commentators, fans and pride groups alike. </p> <p>“Extremely disappointing to see even the slightest negative reaction to Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis’s fantastic news," BBC sport commentator Tom Overend began. </p> <p>“Couples are free to do what they choose, and you can be a good parent whatever your gender, creed, colour or anything.</p> <p>“We are in 2024 folks.”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCgei0SshxO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCgei0SshxO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Sam Kerr (@samanthakerr20)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>David Shaw, a Manchester United fan, posted: “I can’t believe some of the comments I’ve seen about Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis news.</p> <p>“Seen one saying how’s that legal and called it bulls***. Seen others say Sam’s not the parent others more interested in who the father is and how much they paid him. Quite frankly it’s disgusting”.</p> <p>Over the weekend, the Women’s Super League launched a “Rainbow Laces” campaign, promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives. </p> <p>Women’s football commentator Paul Wheeler wrote: "'Homophobia isn’t a thing in women’s football' - Also women’s football, Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis announce they’re having a baby and comments are full of “fans” spouting the worst kind of homophobic crap on Rainbow Laces weekend”.</p> <p>Chelsea Pride, an LGBTQ+ support group for Chelsea fans also said: “Homophobia has no place in football, at Chelsea, or in our society." </p> <p>“It’s heartbreaking and infuriating to see social media flooded with hateful comments when we should be celebrating love, pride, and unity.</p> <p>“Over the weekend and today, our club was forced to shut down comments and even delete posts, posts that should have been shining moments of joy, from the powerful symbolism of Rainbow Laces to the incredible news that Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis will welcome a child in 2025.</p> <p>“’No to Hate’ isn’t just a slogan; it’s a battle cry. It’s a reminder that we must keep fighting for what is right, for true acceptance, and for a game that embraces everyone without exception.</p> <p>“At Chelsea Pride, we stand against every act of homophobia with unwavering strength and passion. We fight for a football world where every player, fan and family can live openly and be celebrated, without fear or prejudice.</p> <p>“This is our game, our club and our unwavering commitment: Hate will never win here. We will always stand for love, unity and an inclusive future for football.”</p> <p>The couple have since turned on the comments again. </p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Kelsey Grammer's sweet tribute to beloved fallen cast mate

<p>Kelsey Grammer has paid tribute to his beloved friend and former Cheers co-star, who passed away from cancer at age 71.</p> <p>Grammer appeared on The Rachel Ray Show, describing Alley as “radiant”.</p> <p>“I loved Kirstie,” he said. “She was always beautiful. She just had that thing about her. She was a radiant human being and that came through her.”</p> <p>"She knew how to love. She was so honest in her emotions all the time.”</p> <p>Grammer even revealed that he once "got in trouble with the law", and Kirstie was one of the only people who really supported him.</p> <p>“She showed up,” he said. "She was one of the only ones who really showed up to be supportive and that was magnificent. She always made me laugh. Everything she did made me giggle. The first time I went to her house there were lemurs living on the property and I thought, only in Kirstie world.”</p> <p>One of the last times he was supposed to see her was at a book signing for a friend, but Grammer revealed she did not end up attending.</p> <p>"Kirstie was noticeably missing and about a week later she was gone," he said.</p> <p>The Rachel Ray Show host responded that she was also fond of Alley, "I'm just blessed that I even knew her and I'm thrilled that you shared some of those thoughts with us. Thank you, my friend.” She told Grammer.</p> <p>Kirstie Alley passed away from pancreatic cancer in December 2022. The <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/kirstie-alley-dies-at-age-71" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news of her death</a> was announced on Twitter by her children, Lillie and True Parker.</p> <p>Image credit: Getty</p>

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Sam Kerr shares rare insight into romance with rival sports star

<p dir="ltr">Aussie soccer star Sam Kerr has shared a rare insight into her relationship with her US player girlfriend, Kristie Mewis.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking to UK online publication <a href="https://gaffer.world/pages/sam-kerr-kristie-mewis#MainContent" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Gaffer</em></a>, the couple confirmed that they first knew of each other back in 2019 while competing in the National Women's Soccer League in the US.</p> <p dir="ltr">The two soccer stars then slid into each other's direct messages on Instagram and sparked a conversation.</p> <p dir="ltr">Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, they were "forced" to get to know each other online.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It was about three or four months until we could hang out in person," Kerr said, referring to the first romantic meeting with her now girlfriend.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The first time we ever met there was quarantine so we had to spend two weeks together the first time we met.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I was thinking if I don’t like her this is going to be awkward".</p> <p dir="ltr">But her fears were proven wrong as the couple are still going strong, their relationship close to hitting the two-year mark.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We didn’t share it for ages, then it just got too hard to hide it," Kerr said regarding their sweet relationship.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kerr also shared the story of how the couple first started coming out to their friends.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I remember one time we were with some friends and some fans asked for a picture and then we thought we don’t really want this coming out from someone else. We want to be the ones to share it," she said</p> <p dir="ltr">"Once we told our friends it kind of started getting out there a little bit".</p> <p dir="ltr">Mewis, on the other hand, said she was more eager to go public with their relationship.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I was so proud that she was mine so I wanted to share it. I love her and I was so proud to be her girlfriend".</p> <p dir="ltr">Mewis also shared that she loved sharing their relationship on social media, as she hopes that in publicising their relationship, they can change a few people's lives.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I think just being out and being two girls in love, I think if we can change one or two people’s lives and the way that they feel about each other and how comfortable they feel, then that means a lot to me," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"So I think if we can change the way one or two people feel about themselves, they can look at us and see that we're happy and we're trying to be as successful as we can and we're an out gay couple. I think that that's so important".</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple are now one of soccer's power couples and are both "out and proud" in the queer and straight communities.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram/ Gaffer</em></p>

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Betrayed wife found not guilty of intentionally hitting husband and mistress with car

<p dir="ltr">A jury has been unable to decide whether or not Christie Kennedy, 37, ran down her husband and alleged mistress, after discovering he was having an affair.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Brisbane-based woman faced District Court recently where she pleaded not guilty to two counts of malicious acts with intent to disable, denying deliberately hitting David Larkin and Zowie Noring with her BMW SUV in March, 2021.</p> <p dir="ltr">The prosecution had also presented the option of two lesser alternative charges of assault which include occasioning bodily harm while armed, but Ms Kennedy pleaded not guilty to those offences as well.</p> <p dir="ltr">Allegedly at the time of the incident, Kennedy got out of her car, grabbed Noring by the hair and repeatedly punched her while screaming obscenities, the District Court heard.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kennedy said she did not intend to hit the pair with her car and had been in shock, not realising what was going on. On Monday afternoon she was found not guilty with a majority verdict by the jury on two counts of malicious acts with intent to disable.</p> <p dir="ltr">However, the jury could not reach a unanimous or majority verdict for the alternative charges of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm while armed.</p> <p dir="ltr">She had pleaded guilty to unlawful assault, however the jury has been discharged and the matter is listed for mention on September 15.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Nine</em></p>

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Supermodel Kristy Hinze Clark makes super profit on Florida mansion

<p dir="ltr">Kristy Hinze Clark and her husband, American tech titan Jim Clark, have just sold their sprawling Florida home for a record-breaking sum.</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple’s 16-acre home in Palm Beach is expected to sell for more than $US 175 million ($AUD 253 million) in an off-market deal, according to <em><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-billionaire-bought-a-florida-home-for-94-2-million-last-year-now-hes-selling-it-for-around-175-million-11655323328" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a></em>, in a deal far exceeding Florida’s current sales record of $US 130 million.</p> <p dir="ltr">Hinz Clark and her billionaire husband are set to make around $US 81 million ($AUD 117 million) from the sale, which was a “spur of the moment purchase” 15 months ago.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to <a href="https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2000-S-Ocean-Blvd_Lantana_FL_33462_M57433-88058" target="_blank" rel="noopener">property records</a>, the oceanfront home was bought by the couple on March 8, 2021, for $US 94,173,300 ($AUD 136,580,949), when they thought they were going to live in Florida most of the time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Clark told the Wall Street Journal that, although they fell in love with the aesthetics and other features the home offered, they decided to stay in New York and enrol their two daughters there.</p> <p dir="ltr">“In the end, we sort of thought, ‘How much will we come down here?’” he recalled. “I knew there was someone who wanted it and I beat them to it so I thought, ‘Let’s see if they want it again’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Boasting a total of 30 bedrooms spread across the 12-bedroom main home, two four-bedroom beachside cottages, the seven-bedroom Mango House, and a guest or staff house comprised of four studios.</p> <p dir="ltr">Other luxe features include a swimming pool, tennis court, golfing area, half-basketball court, fitness centre, and a spa, as well as access to a dock and pier on Lake Worth.</p> <p dir="ltr">The home itself has 360-degree views and is surrounded by 1200 feet of beach facing the Atlantic, and 1300 feet of frontage on the lake.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to the listing from its 2021 sale, the home is also within a “singular microclimate” created by the Gulf Stream, meaning it is treated to “refreshing breezes and warmer waters, even when cooler weather prevails in Miami”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“These unique conditions allowed for the creation of extensive botanical gardens that showcase neqarly 1,500 tropical species that replicate a ‘walk through the Caribbean’,” the listing reads.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Look, it’s a phenomenal property,” Mr Clark said. “You can’t find anything like that in Florida.”</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-edce07b8-7fff-9f42-4baa-b880783b24ea"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty Images, Realtor</em></p>

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Sam Kerr confirms new relationship

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After plenty of speculation, Matildas player Sam Kerr has confirmed her relationship with US football star Kristie Mewis.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kerr confirmed she is dating Mewis via Instagram, sharing a polaroid photo of Mewis sitting on her lap while they kiss and tagging her new girlfriend along with a red heart emoji.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSVjck4JPD5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSVjck4JPD5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Sam Kerr (@samanthakerr20)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mewis also shared her new relationship status, posting a photo of the couple pressing their heads together on her Instagram story.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 340.90909090909093px; height:500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842991/kerr-mewis.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/521231574cd8452aa123678f3b2c2125" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Kerr Mewis / Instagram</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fans have been speculating over whether the pair were dating after Mewis and Kerr were seen hugging on the field following the match between Australia and the United States at the Tokyo Olympics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several social media sleuths have had their suspicions confirmed, after pointing out that Kerr and Mewis have been “flirting” on Instagram for several months.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kerr’s new relationship comes after she reportedly ended her previous relationship with long-term partner Nikki Stanton in the lead-up to the 2021 Olympics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Daily Telegraph</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Kerr parted from Stanton after seven years together, reportedly telling friends she had “fallen out of love” with the American soccer player.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pair have since unfollowed each other on Instagram.</span></p>

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