In case you were sleeping all yesterday / have better things to do than hang out on social media all day, James Packer was caught on camera engaging in some fisticuffs with his former BFF, outside his home in Bondi.
The 46-year-old casino/media mogul was photographed in a vicious fight with the head of Channel Nine, David Gyngell.
The subsequent explanation for the argument, is that James Packer was angry a Channel 9 news truck was parked in the street where he lives. News Limited say Packer sent Gyngell a SMS asking him to have the truck moved as he returned from the airport – apparently believing that the truck was there to catch rumoured fling Miranda Kerr, leaving his premises.
But because the internet exists, there’s been a lot of hilarity to come out of this fall-out between best friends.
1. The official statement from both parties was hilarious in its brevity:
Shittiest Haiku ever. RT @JennaGuillaume: Official joint statement from Packer and Gyngell pic.twitter.com/RH6GfYRFvB
— mat whitehead (@matwhi) May 5, 2014
2. The images of the fight reportedly sold for $250,000. And then News Corp did this to them:
EXCLUSIVE first pics of the Packer & Gyngell brawl outside Bondi home http://t.co/LENFhwg4vd pic.twitter.com/396DIA02qS — Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) May 5, 2014
3. The NT News responded with the real (watermarked) news:
EXCLUSIVE: FORGET PACKER v GYNGELL, WE HAVE PICS OF @AlboMP TOUCHING UP A CROC #watermark pic.twitter.com/4QWwrNQvQh — The NT News (@TheNTNews) May 5, 2014
4. People started watermarking everything:
BREAKING NEWS pic.twitter.com/CXSOlpGobi — ABC News Intern (@ABCnewsIntern) May 5, 2014
5. The NT News took the opportunity to make puns, as the NT News is wont to do.
WHO WANTS TO BEAT A MILLIONAIRE? pic.twitter.com/Rd0jgzC3VN — The NT News (@TheNTNews) May 5, 2014
6. In fact, everyone did… The Daily Telegraph: 7. The Herald Sun: 8. The Courier Mail:
9. A NewsCorp Watermark account appeared on Twitter within a matter of minutes.
I’m available for weddings. — NewsCorpWatermark (@NewsWatermark) May 5, 2014
10. And the best explanation for the infamous News Corp watermark gaffe…
Seen in Bondi moments before the #PackerGyngell fight… pic.twitter.com/N6GA5SVeeC — Matthew Bevan (@MatthewBevan) May 5, 2014
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Not really so funny to cynical old me. Boys will be boys, all fun and games, etc. etc. isn't it, with these spoiled little rich kids. That is, until someone hits their head and dies. Just *imagine* if that had happened in this fight. I think the news reporting might have had a totally different tone if that had occurred. As would this website.