Months after the cameras were turned away from AFL Sydney Swans star Kieren Jack and his feuding family, the cracks have not been repaired.
The Jacks found themselves at the centre of a national story in the first week of July after frustrated parents Donna and Garry Jack made their long-running tension with son Kieren, 29, and his girlfriend Charlotte Goodlet, public.
Two months later, the chasm between the co-captain and his parents has not been closed. Instead, former Australian rugby league player Garry revealed there has been an uncomfortable silence since the story dominated headlines.
“Since all the drama I haven’t heard from Kieren,” his father told the Herald Sun. “Not a word."
“We’d like to fix things up — he’s my son — but it’s hard when we can’t contact him.
“I’ve tried a few times to ring and text him.”
Things are so strained, the father-of-three is unsure if he and his wife will attend Kieren's Saturday night blockbuster final against local rival Greater Western Sydney.
Making the trip to ANZ Stadium for the match looks unlikely given the last two months, Garry says.
“It’s been a really difficult period and I don’t know if we’ll go.
“I’m being honest. I just don’t know... Whatever happens, it’s a family issue and we’d obviously like to sort it out as soon as possible.”
Kieren has remained steadfast that the matter is private and refused to comment at a press conference on Thursday.
He currently resides with his TV producer girlfriend of three years and 22-year-old brother Brandon, who is also a Sydney Swans player.
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I echo Paul Watkins' post. The parents are scum. They come across as Narcissistic Personality Disorder parents and are clearly unstable and selfish and lack respect and decency. Some parents are toxic, unhinged, unstable etc. I feel sorry for Kieren because growing up with those parents must have been tough. His parents clearly have proven they pushed their son so they could live vicariously through him and gain the financial benefits and see any girlfriend as someone who they will have to share those benefits with. With parents like his, sometimes you need to cut off contact forever. They will have no relationship with any grandchildren they may have through Keiren. They will miss out on all of that; that is what they are risking if they push it. And it will be all their fault. They will never see their newborn grandchildren, celebrate birthdays, graduations, etc. And they will die alone. With no one else to blame but themselves. I really hope Keiren cuts them out of his lives for good (short of his parents having an epithany, apologising on their knees to him and his girlfriend, who, sounds like they would be so LUCKY to have as a daughter in law, and having a wake up call about how toxic, narcissistic and unhinged their behaviour is) and never speaks to or sees them ever again. For his own health and the health of his partner and any possibly children they have. Sometimes you need to put the health and wellbeing of yourself and your partner/children first. Keiren sounds like he is in that place.
The Parents are scum and had absolutely no right to do that. Clearly they're attention-seeking, narcissistic, horrible people. They seem to have entirely forgotten that THEY aren't Famous - HE is. They don't have any right to be in the public eye. Parasites!