Today Show host Karl Stefanovic has opened up about the toll the pursuit of the paparazzi since his marriage breakdown has had on his health.
The 42-year-old told The Sydney Morning Herald’s Private Sydney that he has been hounded since his split from wife Cassandra Thorburn after 21 years of marriage.
The media personality likened the media’s scrutiny of Brad Pitt following his split from Angelina Jolie to the fallout of his own relationship breakdown, commenting “I’m no Brad Pitt”.
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“Having 20 paps on your ass for three months is not good for your health. Or anyone you are associated with,” he said.
“They are dangerous on the roads as well. Goes with the territory I know but it makes living hard.”
Stefanovic did not comment on his rumoured relationship with 33-year-old Los Angeles-based designer Jasmine Yarbrough, but slammed certain outlets for their coverage.
As Mamamia previously reported, ‘news’ of the relationship has been splashed across the tabloids, accompanied by paparazzi pictures of the two lazing on the bow of a boat, and getting into the backseat of a car together. Stefanovic’s mum Jenny has also been a target of photographers.
“There’s been a lot of bullsh*t out there which I will respond to in due course. And others I won’t. I just can’t right now,” he told Private Sydney.
Today viewers will have noticed Stefanovic’s absence from the show last week, but he told Private Sydney this was due to his shooting of an upcoming “prime time special” for Channel Nine.
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Obviously when you are in the media you would expect some coverage but I think the paparazzi go overboard. I think everyone is entitled to a bit of privacy. In any case I don't understand how these photos are profitable, for instance often you see phoyos of someone walking down the street with a coffee, I don't get how these photos màke so much money, and if they do why not just take a couple of photos and be on your way rather than spend days taking photo after photo of someone performing mundane tasks, I guess they are hoping to catch the celeb work their new flame, but even then is kind of boring after the first photo. Makes you think it might be worthwhile to create a fake relationship get the papps to take a few photos just to get them off your back. Then again maybe some celebs do this.
I know Karl is in the public eye but I feel for him, his ex and family to have to go through all this.
And I think whilst many of us are a bit curious as to celebs private lives, I think few people are interested in constant saturation, the never ending shots of them walking down the street and drinking coffee, like we are all supposed to be amazed that celebs do this.