Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson have backed “Intern Pete” after his controversial interruption at former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith’s press conference.
For those who weren’t paying attention last week, Smith fronted the media on Thursday night, apologising for his role in the Australian test cricket team’s ball-tampering scandal.
During the press conference, “Intern” Pete Deppler – who’s actually a producer at KIIS FM – attempted to lighten the mood with a joke, comparing the scandal to one on Married At First Sight.
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“I want to let you know from the perspective [of the] non-sports community of Australians, to see you upset tonight is very sad,” he said to a distraught Smith.
“Mate I’ve got to tell you … hold your head high for what you have done because what’s actually been worse is what Davina and Dean did on Married At First Sight.”
While the comments garnered almost as much public outrage as the on-field cricket cheating itself, Kyle and Jackie O were having none of it, defending their colleague’s actions during Tuesday morning’s show.
“Intern Pete was in trouble over the weekend,” Jackie O said in their first show after the Easter break. “I woke up to the news. I didn’t even know what was going on until the next day. I’m cringing at the thought.”
She said Pete’s mother had flown to Sydney to support her son.
Top Comments
An ill thought out question and a wrong place, wrong time moment.
Hopefully Pete has learned from it, but I wouldn't expect any better from Sandilands and Jackie.
...and the knobs who've made death threats deserve prosecution if they get traced.
Death threats are absolutely 100% out of line.
Doesn't stop the fact that this guy behaved like a total dickhead in the press conference and should be censured.
It's just more of the same absolute rubbish that I've come to expect from their show.