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  • Hackett’s 60 Minutes interview meets harsh criticism

    Hackett’s 60 Minutes interview meets harsh criticism

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    Lots of Australian articles today, asking for instance “Grant Hackett is ’embarrassed’. But is he sorry?“, “Does Grant Hackett deserve sympathy and forgiveness? Or does he deserve an Oscar?“, “Remorse or damage control” and “What’s Grant Hackett not telling us?“. With tough talk on Twitter too, apparently it didn’t go well.

  • Grant Hackett: Blame me, not the booze

    Grant Hackett: Blame me, not the booze

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    32-year-old Grant Hackett has told Channel 9’s 60 Minutes that it was the breakdown of his marriage to Candice Alley, and not excessive drinking, that had caused him to snap. Read Adelaide Now and see The Telegraph. “The reality was it wasn’t going well and I kept those cards really close to my chest and…

  • Wife tries to stop Grant Hackett’s TV chat tomorrow

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    Grant Hackett’s estranged singer wife brought in lawyers to try to stop Hackett appearing on Channel 9’s 60 Minutes after learning of the interview last week, friends said. Both sides are understood to have faced off on Thursday over whether the interview could go ahead, with Nine since being closely guarded over what will appear…

  • Grant Hackett to talk about fall from grace on 60 minutes

    Grant Hackett to talk about fall from grace on 60 minutes

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    Sunday night June 24th, Grant Hackett will publicly address the night he trashed his apartment, the collapse of his marriage and the allegations that he physically abused his wife. Read Herald Sun here and here, and here where Candice Alley’s family says Australia’s Olympic team chief should be ashamed of his support of Hackett.

  • Grant Hackett’s father: “He is a dickhead, but I love him”

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    Australian media is again filled with details about the breakdown of Grant Hackett’s and Candice Alley’s marriage, the incidents at home last fall and at the Logies this spring apparently decisive for their separation. His retired policeman dad calls him a ‘dickhead’ but dismisses reports that he had thrown his wife against a window, “he…

  • Hackett dumped by children’s anti-violence charity

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    Swimming great Grant Hackett has been sacked from his role as ambassador for the children’s anti-violence charity the Alannah and Madeline Foundation after more damaging allegations about his marriage break-up emerged. Read The Sydney Morning Herald, official statement on amf.org.au and see The Telegraph. VIDEO: Grant Hackett’s destructive outburst

  • Photos published from Grant Hackett’s ‘Night of Carnage’

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    Police photographs obtained by The Sunday Mail show the extent of the Olympic gold medalist’s fury, with an upended baby grand piano, smashed furniture and holes punched in the wall. Officers who attended the scene were told that Hackett – who weighs nearly  100 kg and is almost 2m tall – grabbed his diminutive wife and…

  • Grant Hackett and wife Candice Alley separate

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    Swimming legend Grant Hackett has this morning confirmed that he and wife Candice Alley have separated, with him wishing her “every success”.   “I can confirm media speculation this morning that Candice and I have separated,” Hackett said in a statement. “I want to be dignified in my approach to everything and ensure the children’s…

  • Hackett kicked out of The Logies 2012 after-party

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    At the 54th Annual TV Week Logie Awards on Sunday, Grant Hackett was causing quite a “ruckus”, being told off by fellow guest after he and Foxtel presenter Shura Taft were throwing grapes at Celebrity Apprentice Lauryn Eagle in an attempt to get her attention. Fast forward to 3am, an the well-refreshed Olympian was being…