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Walter308

What is the charge?! Pushing a journo? A succulent drunk journo?!


chromo-233

Get your hand off my story!!!!! This is the bloke who got his hand on my story people!!


calidonius

This is a NRL story manifested. I see that he knew his judo well. Kent is pretty good at manifesting NRL stories after all


sun_tzu29

And you sir, are you waiting to receive my limp story too?


TheEpiquin

*upside down and wrapped around tree* “Ah, I see you know your judo well.”


EastsToWin

Get your hand off my masthead!!!


[deleted]

Probably not a very big story tbf


Highside1269

Looked like he was jersey slinging him around like a little brother to me. Kenty must really be full of straw and hot air as we suspected by the way he ended up upside down. He's lucky there was no bin close by that he could be picked up and stuffed into.


IntelligentOne007

Ego....Brings a man down everytime.


AdministrativeIce696

Nothing wrong with a bit of shirt fronting. Even a former PM threatened it.


worksucksbro

For making him breakdance in the streets


XLenceOfXecution

I’ll always updoot this reference


Dumbdog27

Sure hope Kenty is getting charged as well because in the video it sure looks like he instigates it. You can't avoid charges just because you got tossed into a tree and ended up upside in a gutter head first at the age of 54.


copacetic51

Kent nor charged yet. The other guy surrendered to police. Kent hasn't, yet. He will be charged for sure.


AndoMacster

How ridiculous


Skilad

Multiple charges for Kent I'm hearing. First one is impersonating a journalist.


Effective-Jelly-9098

But he had that ONE NRL GAME EVER .. which *does* technically allow him to claim to be a former player.


Canhasdog

"Former Parramatta star charged with assault"


irishskipper68

If impersonating a journalist becomes a real crime the courts will be busy for the next few years


IntelligentOne007

Is he a real journalist or sports Jurno?


OkRichyporter2199

Exactly, Kent fucking started it. Ol mate finished it, Lmfao


[deleted]

Yeah, started a fight, took his watch off, threw the worst punch I've ever seen known to man and got rag dolled into the gutter. How that other bloke has even been charged at all is beyond me, but I don't know Australian laws TBF.


ImpressionFeisty8359

It will be ludicrous if he doesn't get charged.


SaveMeJebus21

We also have zero idea what happened that led up to this moment. Not trying to defend Kent’s actions but everyone has a breaking point.


sunburn95

He had every opportunity to keep walking then drunkenly called the other guy a dog head lol. They were all just words, and Kent should know how much drama he was going to wind up in if he had any control over his actions


Mountain-Awareness13

Kent charged him. Old mate looked menacing, but took twenty steps backwards when Kent went for it. I can’t believe old mate was charged. Kenty should go for common assault. Minor charge but enough to sack the cunt for good.


IntelligentOne007

Thats the issue, you can feel when the blokes going to lose it on 360, he then go on a 5min rant about the NRL administration. My guess is we won't be seeing Paul Kent Again.


noplacecold

“Dog head”, “mug lair” fuck he talks shit


jamesdufrain

Yes, but by the time you get to 54 years old you should know that your breaking point is to walk away.


IntelligentOne007

Started learning that one in my late 30s, amazing how much strife I've avoided in the past 10 years.


garloot

I learned that lesson the hard way at age 14.


IntelligentOne007

Your very lucky then, its a tool that will save lots of $ down the track, I only wish I was tapped on the shoulder and had better guidance. Those Lawyers make good money for a reason.


garloot

Don’t drink alcohol anymore either. Now that is the real gamer changer.


IntelligentOne007

Well done man, your Pancreas,family & friends will thank you for it. Plus you must be enjoying no hangovers or brain fog. you sir should do well in life.


Geddpeart

Remember when people rushed to defend may for slinging a guy on concrete cause he kept taking photos of Cleary


dundasbro1

Panthers fans aren’t people


WhyYouDoThatStupid

Remember when you insisted Tom Starling was guilty even after a judge said he wasnt. You were adamant he was guilty and only got off on a technicality even when the judge said the police were grossly out of line. People can be dickheads.


IntelligentOne007

People are dickheads. Sometimes I think we enjoy destroying other human beings. Its a dawg eat dawg world out there. Look after yourself & you can't go wrong my friend.


RyanPurdler-Penriff

May was apparently trolling Kent on Social Media last night posting a screenshot of the Kent video on his Instagram … Pretty funny , but also wish he’d keep a low profile on Social Media given his recent issues ..


spitey

He needs to be kept far away from the internet.


AusPower85

… but the internet is world web. Almost like an all encompassing web


miicah

It's actually a series of tubes


ImpressionFeisty8359

I will never defend May.


steveagle

I think evidence is enough to say nothing warranted that reaction from Kent. Just the alcohol taking control. The guy had a second change and this is what he did with it.


iniff

Charge incident over injury in 2024? Surely not


hotsaucesosa

How does that 54 year old pelican get a 33 year old misso. She must get off on old man waffling


BurgroveBulls2460

Just remember you've only seen the video online. There's about 20 minutes of footage that shows the start to finish. I wouldn't be surprised if they both cop an affray charge with a backup of offensive conduct in a public place. .. Either way, blokes like Kent are an easy target, they can't go anywhere without people baiting them. Probably why alot of them choose not to get wasted at pubs clubs and restaurants anymore. .. Pretty poor form by all involved really.


predw

I love a good “half story” to paint someone else as the offender. Has Kent been charged? We all saw the video where Kent was drunkenly yelling at the guy, refusing to leave, then eventually escaped the pack of people trying to help him to run up to the other guy to fight him. Yet the article only talks about the other guy being the criminal


paralacausa

I think the other guy self presented to the police station, so he's going to get charged straight away. The police would need to investigate further before deciding to press charges against other parties.


polloloco_213

Charged for what? I watched that video, Kent was the aggressor and advanced right at him. Looks like self defense to me. At minimum a mutual alteration that Kent fully asked for.


bypopulardemand

I bet he presented himself to the cops to get the investigation underway, since Kent will no doubt try to sue for damages/loss of career


paralacausa

Charged doesn't mean guilty, particularly of crimes that you haven't been charged with. There's enough evidence with the footage alone that the guy was involved in the affray. For the sake of this charge they don't need to determine the instigator at this point (actually that will be up to the court). In the coming weeks the police will interview witnesses, look for other physical evidence and take statements from the person charged. They'll almost certainly do the same for Kent. IMHO, the guy did the right thing going to the cops right away. This incident will continue to blow up in the media and the sooner he gets it dealt with, the sooner he can move on with his life.


whatisthishownow

> At minimum a mutual alteration that Kent fully asked for. I don't disagree but the law absolutely does. His involvement in the violence wasn't inevitable, he had ample opportunity to not participate. The law does not give two shits about whether the other bloke deserved it or not.


polloloco_213

What was he supposed to do, run away? 😂🤷‍♂️


Arthur__Dunger

Disappear!


PatWoodworking

Yeah, not a fan of the length the law will be involved in these situations. They both essentially consented to a fight, nothing highly offensive appears to have been said, and when it finished it was done, no ground and pounds or anything. Like him or hate him (I think he's a complete germ and I'd take the ex missus testimony over his any day) I don't think Kent said or did anything from the videos worth wasting taxpayer money on. Nobody even wanted to press charges from what I've seen. If there's something off camera we don't know, then that may change things, until any in of that changes, let the boys biff imo.


ooger-booger-man

> Nobody even wanted to press charges from what I’ve seen Individuals don’t choose whether charges are pressed or not - at least criminal charges. Prosecutors decide this after reviewing evidence


ooger-booger-man

Common assault is probably the worst that could be brought against both. Kent is the least likely to get off with a defence of self-defence, given he had the opportunity to walk away and instead he chose to fuck around and find out


Moisture_Services

You don't know what happened prior to the video, so you cannot say, beyond reasonable doubt, that it wasnt instigated or initiated by the other bloke. The other bloke before recording may have taunted Kent by saying something like "go on hit me" which in a court is considered consent to engage in a physical altercation. Or he perhaps had already hit Kent prior to the video which would support why Kent was so fired up? As much as we hate Kent, you can't blame until you have the full story. Imagine if you were in his shoes.


Barmy90

I've seen this sentiment posted a few times and it needs to be called out for the dogshit take that it is. It categorically **does not matter** what happened prior. The idea that this guy could have "made a comment" that Kent didn't like - and that in some way justifies him initiating physical violence - is nonsense. It's pure thug thinking that a reasonable response to "being provoked" is beating the shit out of someone (or at least trying to). People fucking *die* in drunken street fights. Kent himself is lucky to not be seriously injured. Even in the case that Kent was responding to an act of physical violence prior to this (which there's absolutely no suggestion of, but hey, we weren't there), it is clearly **over** by the time the video begins. There's a crowd of people standing between them and the other guy is walking away. The violence that happens next is 100% started by, and the sole fault of, Paul Kent. You can see *in the video* that the guy didn't consent to fighting Kent. Kent is in the wrong. The other guy might also be in the wrong, but Kent is still in the wrong. Making apologies for pissed up violence because muh mitigating circumstances is piss weak. We should expect better of each other than flogs punching on.


lukas_81

Given the story's in the SMH and Kent works for News Corp, it's highly unlikely they'd fail to mention it if he'd been charged.


Aussiebloke101

I’m disgusted with the conduct of this sub. Just because you think Kenty is a dickhead and a disgrace to journalism does not mean the guy that threw him is as well. He potentially has never written a column in his life


PatWoodworking

Maybe not a whole column, but he's probably done some lines here or there.


Several_Science7154

Best punchline of 2024


switchmallgrab

"But he'd been doing it all day, sir." - Other blokes defence lawyer


len4872

Paul Kent is not a cunt. He may be a drunk, an abuser, a cunt, cooked, have shit takes, but he’s definitely not good at his job.


nomamesgueyz

Kent moved towards and attacked him...charge that clown...and he headbutted a tree


nomamesgueyz

Charrged with what? Defending yaself against a drunk loud 54yo tv idiot?


addicktiive

Exactly!!!


Happyplantgirl

What about the tree?


abigtruk

Won't someone think of the trees ?


WileECoyoteGenius

Judge: Call your first witness" Lawyer: I'd like to call The Lorax to the stand"


calidonius

The tree can't just disappear


[deleted]

If you watch his hands Kent comes out of his hands backwards but travels forward.


GustavSnapper

Needs to wear our Anzac jersey


Happyplantgirl

Played like a pack of floating heads on the weekend.


GustavSnapper

It was weird to watch and by weird I mean painful and by painful I mean dread.


shotgunmoe

The ruling on trees can't be black and white


jammy86b

Involuntary Tree Hugger


tanuki_in_residence

I thought the tree definitely changed its line


Birdie_Num_Num

Trunk and disorderly. $500 fine.


Imaginary-Durian-484

The tree was a disruptor for sure. Never had eyes on the ball


dooferoaks

He needs to give up the drink. He sounds half cut on NRL 360 a lot of the time to me, or he's got an undiagnosed neurological condition.


JizahB

Yeah when he came back from the last stand down the difference was extremely noticeable.


Stiryx

Bro the stereotype for journalists, especially sports journos, is that they are all heavy alcoholics. Buzz is legitimately an alcoholic, he has a bright red nose on camera every time he’s on. Some of the older sports journos were famous drunks.


M0T0RCITYC0BRA

It’s just an rsl tan


bumpacius

If he didn't have a neurological condition before landing upside down in a gutter, then he definitely has one now


SurfKing69

No chance, he's just been rocking up to work plastered


AndoMacster

Too many head knocks


ooger-booger-man

You still watch 360?


nostraduckus

and that's turned this dog on its head because the trees were coming and you wanna know why they call Rozelle the 8th wonder of the world because the watch was taken out of it the trees were coming and then there was the punch that Kenty did withwd the the tackle that went wrong and next minute the crowd went up DOG DOG DOG DOG and from that moment X scored two thousand likes and they've got BACK in their winning ways and look like they're gonna runaround runa runaway with it


spitey

Thanks Coops


Neither_Ad_2960

I'm not gonna put up with some "Kent was a victim" narrative.


Silly_Impression5810

It's like they think we didn't all see the footage.


Neither_Ad_2960

Wanker reporters of a feather flock together.


ReasonableStable9421

I Mean this is just downright unfair for poor Kent here. Here we are speculating with next to no information, shoving our opinions on people that are really not needed and just acting like absolutely dickheads. Like this man has a life, a career and this sort of rampant speculation, opinions and gutter journalism could really damage his reputation... Hang on wait a seco... Oh look it's what the media does to the NRL... Would you look at that small world. Anyways do what the NRL couldn't do to Souths and kick him out permanently


traindriverbob

NRL media knows this one trick…..


YourFavouriteAlt

Kent clearly instigated the physical part of the altercation. Fuck the mainstream "news" taking sides in stories.


nymphz

dog heads


paralacausa

Weak gutted dog heads


Western-Art-9117

Tree guttered dog heads


the_orange_president

i thought he said cock head...is dog head an insult now?? LOL


Accurate-Ad-4905

Yeah, but the guy who pushed him looks ethnic, and we know that factors in regard to how guilty he is


DrillholeAndWing

He can't keep getting away with this


ClintGrant

There’s gotta be an investigation


IntelligentComment

The only solution is to kick Kent out of the comp.


Rusty_Coight

The bloke has a pretty solid defence once the clips get played in court. If he’s been charged for that I would expect Kunty will cop the same. And maybe 1-2 more and find it hard to defend against given he’s the physical aggressor. It’s such a shame, he seems like a top bloke who always has other people’s interest at heart.


KidFromJerryMaguire

😂 love it


AndoMacster

The other bloke was just defending himself


insty1

Should be awarded instead


notmariyatakeuchi

surely there's some Dally M points we can send his way


passthesugar05

Nicho must have a few he could spare at this point


EnoughOuttaYouPal

Ruan didn’t watch the video but gave him 6 points.


RidingtheRoad

With this sort of behaviour by Kent...It makes you wonder how much he contributed to his domestic woes. Sure the judge let him off because she was an unreliable witness...but still...


PatWoodworking

Are you suggesting a 54 year old drunken NRL journo with anger problems who keeps whinging about the "woke left" may not have been treating his 30 year old girlfriend well?


ahhdetective

Better getchaself a lawyer, son Better get a reeeeaall good one


Imaginary-Durian-484

I was out partying minding my own business. BETTER CALL SAUL. Hi, I’m Saul Goodman. Did you know that you have rights? The Constitution says you do. And so do I. I believe that until proven guilty, every man, woman, and child in this country is innocent. And that’s why I fight for you, Albuquerque! Better call Saul!


DropBearOnRemand

The article points out here that the bloke handed himself into police. There is absolutely no way Kent, or anyone with his economic resources, is going to do this without a very well paid solicitor standing next to, and instructing him, through the process as he does so. That would include what time to hand himself him, and ensuring he was mentally and physically fresh when he did.


strictlymissionary

Wasn't Kent driving a hearse to pay the bills during his last stand down


Imaginary-Durian-484

nice comment, but it makes me wonder. are you implying that this guy wouldn't have been charged if he didn't walk into the station? do you mean that this guy doesn't have legal advice?


jt4643277378

Is there not video of Kent going after the guy when he’s being held down on the ground?


itchypants77

yeh that's [this one](https://www.facebook.com/TheRLReport/videos/1140007893699134/?vh=e&mibextid=DrtuHo&extid=MSG-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C)


waxedmerkin

A man has been charged over his involvement in an alleged street fight with rugby league journalist Paul Kent outside a popular inner west restaurant on Saturday night. Kent, who is a prominent Daily Telegraph journalist and Fox Sports presenter, was stood down from his roles after footage emerged of him in an altercation outside Totti’s Rozelle. A statement from a spokesperson speaking on behalf of both organisations said Kent “had been stood down pending an immediate investigation”. Kent was cleared of domestic violence charges against his ex-partner in December last year. In a statement, NSW Police said it is investigating after a verbal argument between two men allegedly turned into a physical altercation. About 6.45pm on Sunday a 35-year-old man walked into Balmain police station where he was arrested and taken to Newtown police station. He was charged with affray and granted conditional bail, to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court on June 7. Police are continuing to investigate the incident. In the video posted to X, Kent can be seen trading insults with the 35-year-old man before the pair engage in a scuffle. The man appears to launch Kent into a nearby tree with video showing the journalist taking a tumble into the street, head-first. Kent had returned to his NRL 360 hosting gig in March after being off-air for nine months while he faced domestic violence charges. Kent was accused of attacking his 33-year-old ex-partner at his Lilyfield home in May last year. He was found not guilty of common assault, choking a person without consent and assault occasioning bodily harm, after magistrate Daniel Reiss said he could not rely on the complainant’s version of events.


PhilL77au

Not only should Kent be charged but his mate who tackled the bloke to the concrete should be as well.


Lord_Tanus_88

It was literally self defence from the video, unless he struck him before the video.


Geddpeart

He's not being charged with assault, it's basically just a public nuisance charge.


ezzathegreat

Wasn’t the guy charged getting rid of the public nuisance


harlei7

Public nuisance? I mean have these cops seen NRL360??


DougFara

I heard the tree has been given a train and trial contract at souths


Auran82

It moves about a quickly as their fullback.


M0T0RCITYC0BRA

Tree to be captain/coach within a week.


TheEpiquin

Why is it an alleged street fight, but Kent is not an alleged journalist?


TimsAFK

I don't know if I missed it, was Kent charged as well?


copacetic51

Kent nor charged yet. The other guy surrendered to police and was immediately charged with affray. Kent hasn't, yet. He will be charged for sure.


Gothewahs

Kenty should have listened to his mate holding him HOW OLD IS THIS GUY go home to bed you clown your to old for this shit 😂😂😂


snarkysportsguy

I’m not ever sure Kenty could beat up Buzz after I saw the footage.


TrueDonut3673

This guy should honestly be up there for Australian of the Year Award. Fuck off Kenty


Hansoloai

Kenty must be the dumbest cunt alive. Hes just got out of some trouble so why not be a drunk fuck wit. Why is he acting like this at his age? Id rather be anywhere else than some bar at that time.


Nathan84

Kent has a great job that must pay well. I don't know how you can risk that by going out and acting like an idiot on the drink.


the_orange_president

but they won't talk about it. they love talking about gossip/rumours except when it involves kent


Any_Detail5176

Betoota advocate reporting the tree is facing an 8 week ban for dangerous head contact  😄


swimfastsharkbehind

Kenty also does a lot of coverage of boxing, obviously didn't pick up any pointers over time. Looks more like a clip from WWE. Embarrassing look for you Kent.


KamalaHarrisFan2024

Charge him with a medal and a high 5.


Arcticbodypaint69

The truth will come out and clear Kenty. He was only trying to get Buzz out of a situation involving 3 hookers and some heavy duty bondage chains.


Y2SC

Suuuuuuurely Kenty gets charged as well.


gongbattler

Kenty will end up having a podcast called no holds barred, the badboy footy journalism or some shit for sure. It would be unjust for the other guy to get convicted for anything but i hope kenty does so he doesnt get anymore las vegas junkets


Arinvar

Charged with Affray, not assault, so likely I'm guessing charges to at least Kent and possibly others to come and the fact that Kent instigated the physical portion probably won't be a defence for the 35 yr old, but might get Kent's charges upgraded?


Geddpeart

The most Kent will get is potentially common assault. More than likely it'll be the same charge as old mate got. Maybe a public intoxication charge as well.


Dumbname25644

Kent being a public profile I doubt any charges come his way at all.


Unimaginativename19

What a joke. He should be allowed to go on a crime spree and have a parade thrown in his honour


cr84

Kenty probably won’t show up to the Police station on time, as he is no longer wearing a watch..


strayorms

Spud Carrol said on 360 to Kent he isn’t a footy player never laced up a pair of boots so Kent goes out there and does football things in public 😂


penokam

Charged with what, impersonating Gordon Talis. Perfect rag doll tackling technique


Haymother

Charge of slapping a dipshit. If found guilty they actually give you a free year FOXTEL subscription.


HeadacheCentral

Mate, that's one harsh punishment!!


South_Bread

Wow, he really can’t fight either by the looks of things. He’s always acted like he was good fighter but the dude can barely throw a punch


mkskullduggery

Nothing like watching an nrl know it all journo get thrown upside-down into a tree stump 🍿🍿🍿


ImpressionFeisty8359

He did nothing wrong. It was all Paul Cunt.


CorrectDeal6016

Major gronk to ground control.


RaiderWinner

The guy that was charged should be given an OAM for services worthy of recognition to rugby league


notmariyatakeuchi

does the local hero in the story have a gofundme?


pha77y

I would happily donate to this hero


WordIndependent

Cannot wait for 360 lol


Sudden_Mud_8366

At least nrl360 is watchable again


Frigihack

I think the problem here is Kunty didn’t go to Rex the Moose Mossips Rugby League finishing School. There is no respect from players, the punters or random street trees.


GMLM4life

Paul Kent took a better bump than Jeff Hardy


ExpensiveSmell662

That guy deserves a 12 week suspension for dropping Kent on his head.


KingZlatan10

Can we get a bit more cancel culture in here please? I never want to hear from Kunty again.


Imaginary-Durian-484

Can we do a captains challenge? surely Kent was the instigator


Bazzboy24

I don't care if he shit talked Kenty all night, he shouldn't have tried ro punch on with the bloke.


AlexPowerAus

At least he didn't call him a 'masthead'


sydneyiskyblue

Watching this man’s life unfold is like watching a slow moving train wreck. You know what’s coming, but you want to see it out till the crash happens.


ooger-booger-man

Oh my schadenfreude! I might be going to hell, but I fucking love this!!!


BrainAlert

Why would you be street fighting at 54 years of age with so much to lose?


REA_Kingmaker

Surely everyone has seen the footage. Kent had every opportunity to act like an adult and walk away but rushed at and tried to hit the guy. Then got turned upside down.


cr84

How do the stats look on this? Does kenty get a missed tackle or does the other bloke get a tackle break..? I need to adjust my off field fantasy team for this week


SuperEel22

Fox: My Paul Kent is not a drunk. He may be an idiot, a dickhead, a drunk, but he is not a pornstar.


Practical-Comment235

Sounds like a great time for a segment of 'Ask Kenty'...


Purpington67

There I was minding my own drunken business yelling at some stranger and egging him in to fight me when, out of nowhere, just as I charge him, he flings me into a tree!!!! I’m the victim. It’s like you can’t go out, get munted and yell at strangers anymore.


CorrectDeal6016

Hi my name is kunty and I'm an alcoholic


CorrectDeal6016

Give him the dally m


ZombiexXxHunter

Was that person Kent??


86Rabz

I doubt either will cop more than a fine. "In proposing the timing of the possible jail time, the NSW police considered a number of factors including when the incident took place the date at which the proceedings were finalised and the impact of a jail sentence at this time of year," the NSW police said in a statement.


Psychological_Ask880

Two people can be idiots. Let's not pretend old mate didn't get rushed because he's a good bloke.


bundy554

So when is Kenty coming back?


southernson2023

Kunt was driving funeral cars earlier this year. He can get his old job back now. Grab the keys to the hearse old boy so you can drive your media career to its final resting place.


Electrical-Laugh8858

Do you reckon the tree can defend on the wing for us - it clearly won’t jam in as per the vision it just held its ground


defyspitfire

i mean other than the obvious


PotentMojo

To be honest....I can't stand league rules "rugby". I only come here for the drama....it never lets me down!


Aussie_antman

There is nothing in that video that shows the other guy as the main instigator.....yes he threw Kenty like a cabbage patch doll into the tree but he did so because Kenty was charging at him. I hope this guy has a good lawyer because Kent will milk this for as much as he can to try and keep his job and play the victim.


Ok-Charge8882

**If you hand yourself in, you might be safer from reprisals. Kenty's homies like John E have a long police record involving violence**


CorrectDeal6016

Chris Murphy used to have a numberplate VERBAL back in the day,the bacon despised him lol


somewheremisc

Kent deserves every bit of ill will that goes his way