Nine’s Stefanovic brothers offer ‘sincerest apologies’ for Uber rant about colleagues
Channel Nine hosts and brothers Peter and Karl Stefanovic have offered their “sincerest apologies” for a conversation an Uber driver allegedly overheard last week.
According to an article published in The Daily Telegraph, the brothers were overheard talking negatively about their co-workers Georgie Gardner, Mark Burrows and Richard Wilkins during a phone conversation which Peter Stefanovic put on speaker.
Disagree they have to apologise for having a private conversation that was ILLEGALLY recorded by their Uber driver.
Colleagues rant about colleagues all the time.
I don’t think it was recorded, was it? But yes you’re right – the Uber driver should not have repeated (for profit) the content of a private conversation.
Having said that – and because I like getting splinters in my behind – what the hell were they thinking? Apparently Peter was sozzled, but even so … you’re in the media, you should know better than to have that kind of conversation in front of someone you don’t know!!
No, not recorded according to that bastion of journalistic intergrity, New Idea (because, you know, that would be illegal *wink*wink*) but recounted due to the “Uber driver’s extraordinary memory”.
If Channel 9 had any balls they’d put this driver on the spot and film him recounting the conversation and we could see and gaze in wonderment at the “extraordinary memory” of this driver (not recording *wink*wink*)
You sound like you work for Nine.
I love how both brothers say they will be taking cabs from now on, presumably because cab drivers are more respectful and professional? Or maybe it’s just because most cab drivers can’t speak English?
Its definitely the fact that the cabbies are more professional . Slightly more so then Male TV hosts ….
I like it how he only gave the Uber driver a 1 star rating … this is all the drivers fault after all! Thankfully Karl has dodged another bullet
As usual Karl hasn’t accepted responsibility for his actions. It’s the uber drivers fault, and he only feels bad because he got caught – not because he said something horrible about his co-host. Fair enough it was a private convo, but he’s out of line for having it in a public place regardless of the Uber drivers policy. Georgie is a public figure and she doesn’t deserve this either. Karl’s moral compass, ethics and respect has never been robust!