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One of Australia’s most notable Nepo Brothers has this week caused a stir in a desperate attempt to achieve relevancy.
The brother of Karl Stefanovic – also known as Peter Stefanovic to a few heartless Sky News’ employees and some bored boomers on the couch at home – has created controversy by humiliating an Indigenous teenager from the Northern Territory and raining on his parade.
In what looks like quite a fall from grace when compared a previous life working as a foreign correspondent and reporting news that did more for society than press racist hot button, the other Stefanovic has left teenager Keegan Payne feeling as small as the Sky News viewers want him to feel, during what was one of the greatest weeks of the young Territorian’s life.
Payne, a young man from the town of Katherine had just caught the million dollar fish, a life changing moment for the young fella and his family.
Speaking to the ABC, Payne said: “The whole family was shocked – they’re all proud of me. We’re from Katherine, Mum’s from Kakadu.”
“It’s pretty hard going for us at the moment with money but now, with a million dollars, don’t have to complain about it.”
However, rather than seeking to enjoy one of the feel good moments of the year, Karl’s brother decided to try and take up a the case of some Aussie flag Facebook accounts on the internet.
Australia’s Donnie Wahlberg decided to start pressing Keegan on an incident from his younger years, in what seemed pretty much like an attempt to humiliate the young man who was completely blindsided by the questions.
Payne admitted to being involved in the theft of a Polaris Ranger and quad, which was subsequently sorted out with the owner who said Payne was a good kid and he didn’t want charges pressed.
Payne once again apologised for the incident he certainly didn’t need to apologise to Karl Stefanovic’s Brother for, and said he deeply regretted his actions as a younger teenager – with the interview drawing condemnation across the country but giving the Sky News audiences exactly what they crave – which is seeing a young black man cut down to size with the smile wiped off his face.
When contacted by The Advocate, Sky News declined to comment on the network’s decision to humiliate the first ever Indigenous kid from the territory that they’ve actually ever spoken to, but said this needless nastiness has been great for online engagement in a changing media landscape that is so far removed from actual journalism that their own producers are currently being congratulated for the hurt they’ve caused this young boy.
More to come.
