But the former Geelong AFL great told 3AW’s Neil Mitchell he was ‘100 per cent right’ on his views concerning both matters. Newman took issue with players kneeling before games last weekend, a stance taken by athletes around the world to support those protesting police brutality. Some accused Newman of looking for more attention after his Channel Nine career came to an abrupt halt. - Demonstrators gathered on May 27 for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city of Minneapolis of a handcuffed black man by a policeman who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck. He also said if the AFL or any sporting body was serious about tackling racism, every player would wear a jumper inscribed with ‘say no to racism’ which would be seen on television and during television. I said ‘I don’t believe they know why they were kneeling’ and this was confirmed by an unlikely ally in a bloke called Joel Wilkinson (former Gold Coast player), who said the AFL was ‘hypocritical’ on the racism stance and the kneeling was borne from George Floyd accusing them of police brutality and inspired by Colin Kaepernick – that’s what I said. He claimed the ‘extravagant language’ used may have gotten his point across in a way he did not intend. George Floyd died after an arrest on May 25 in which a police officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes, during which Floyd was complaining that he could not breathe. if (typeof siteads.queue !== 'undefined') {
We didn’t invite losers.’, George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis cop. An ”out-of-work” actor who played a police officer in a US drama has urged actors who make money from playing cops to donate to anti-racism charities in the wake of George Floyd's death. Sam Newman has been widely slammed after calling slain US man George Floyd “a piece of sh*t” in a scathing attack after AFL players supported the Black Lives Matter movement. It was the second time within 24 hours he had referred to coronavirus as the ‘Chinese virus’. For what it’s worth, the “porn star” quote is a largely unfounded claim, attached to a spate of social media posts seeking to smear Floyd’s character. Your guide to teetotal dating this Valentine's Day, Economic advisor to Scott Morrison says the economy won’t recover until 2024/25, Postpartum depression: The COVID-19 pandemic is adding to the woes of new moms, Infectious disease expert reveals why Melbourne WON’T go into another lockdown, Extinction Rebellion extends an olive branch to Sir David Attenborough, Gary Neville makes plea to UK Government to bail out EFL clubs amid coronavirus cash crisis, Former top judge brands coronavirus curbs tyrannical, Kate Snow reveals she is seeing a therapist after her husband’s battle with COVID-19, Trump claims Barron’s coronavirus was ‘gone’ after 15 minutes, Peter Beattie takes a swipe at his own party’s border policy in Queensland, New South Wales records 12 new coronavirus cases as cluster in Sydney’s south-west grows again, Amy Coney Barrett is CONFIRMED to the Supreme Court by Senate, Pollution ‘has made Covid-19 deadlier’: 100,000 deaths worldwide ‘could have been avoided’, COVID-19: Daniel Andrews allows one visit per day in Melbourne, Coronavirus causes ‘brain fog’ that can knock eight points off your IQ, research suggests, 6 Impressive Health Benefits of Aloe Vera Many People Are Not Aware Of, 13 health conditions including diseases you never knew beetroot could improve if not cure, 8 Amazing Reasons Eating Tomatoes May Help You Lose Weight Faster, Green Grapes: Health Benefits, Side Effects, And Nutritional Value. Newman took issue with players kneeling before games last weekend, a stance taken by athletes around the world to support those protesting police brutality. Newman has only just been reinstated to a regular TV slot on The Sunday Footy Show by Nine (who, full disclosure, wholly owns this publication); a move that drew widespread scorn due to Newman’s poor track-record with race on The Footy Show in the past. Sam Newman reveals he's been flooded with death threats and told his grandchildren will be 'raped by felons' after controversial George Floyd comments Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia 23/06/2020 It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Newman’s ‘porn star’ comment referred to content circulating online that showed a man purported to be George Floyd performing in an adult video. ‘George Floyd … is piece of s***,’ he said on his podcast You Cannot Be Serious. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Newman’s contract was due to expire at the end of 2020 and he insisted that his withdrawal was not unexpected, revealing he felt change was ‘in the wind’ five years ago, blaming the current ‘politically correct, woke age’.
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