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Social media users shared a leaked video clip that showed two news anchors talking regarding tennis player Novak Djokovic with inappropriate words.
In the video, Channel 7 news anchors Mike Amour and Rebecca Madrn candidly talk regarding the tennis star as they prepare to read the Tuesday evening newscast.
Madden said Djokovic was “lying” and “deceiving”, while Amor said the player “fell because of his lies…” (with an inappropriate word).
Channel Seven launched an investigation into the leak, which was described as “illegal”.
The two prominent presenters of the news bulletin, in Melbourne, were reacting to the news that the Serbian tennis player was allowed to enter the country to participate in the Australian Open next week, despite not receiving the vaccine and admitting to making mistakes by providing false information in travel forms.
“Novak Djokovic is a liar and a deceiver,” Madrn said during a conversation with her colleague.
“No matter how they look at it, it is unfortunate that everyone around him is involved,” she added, apparently referring to Djokovic blaming his agent for an accidental mistake on his travel form.
In the conversation, Amore said the tennis star “fell for his lies (with an inappropriate word)” before adding: “I think he’s going to get away with it.”
Channel Seven said in a statement that the conversation was private between two colleagues, and that the recording was illegal.
Australians express their support
Despite the surprise of using blunt language, many social media users expressed support for the newscasters.
One Twitter user wrote: “Thank you for your talk that we’re all thinking regarding,” another user wrote: “Is it too late to nominate Rebecca Madden and Mike Amore for Top Australians of the Year?”
Australian television writer Colin Vickery tweeted that he “doesn’t see any damage to the reputations of Mike Amore or Rebecca Madden”.
Strong criticism was directed at Djokovic and the Australian authorities for granting him a visa to enter the country.
On Monday, a court allowed him to enter the country, despite not having received the vaccine, and it was a highly controversial decision, given that the authorities impose on Australians the most stringent restrictions in the world to contain the outbreak of the Corona virus, especially in the city of Melbourne, where he is training In which the player, which endured 262 days of restrictions last year.
Many have accused Australian state and federal governments of favoring the rich and famous during the pandemic and allowing them to travel freely to and from the country, while preventing ordinary citizens from crossing interstate borders to visit loved ones before they die.
The country has been dubbed ‘Fort Australia’, following thousands of families were separated due to border closures.
Alice Lamberton, 22, lives in Glasgow, Scotland, and her mother lives in the Australian state of Queensland, and the two have not been able to see each other for nearly three years, as the Australian government does not allow Lamberton to travel.
Although Lamberton was vaccinated in full doses, her travel exemption request was denied eight times because, as an adult, she did not meet the requirement for the federal government’s definition of “immediate family” to be able to visit her mother.
She told the BBC: “It’s unfortunate… because Novak is a well-known player with a lot of money, he can do whatever he wants.”
She added: “It is just another case of celebrities who were able to enter Australia, but the hard-working citizens are subject to isolation.”
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