Lauren Brant‘s usual approach to media attention around her family is to “keep quiet”. But after her partner, Barry Hall, was sacked from Triple M on Friday over vile comments about a fellow AFL commentator’s wife, the former Hi-5 star felt compelled to speak out.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday night, Brant said she could not stay mum in the face of nationwide backlash against the “honest, humble and fair” father of one.
“What is happening to my family is not OK,” the 29-year-old wrote.
“Barry is a beautiful man, the kindest I have ever met.
“He is hurting because of what the country is saying about him and how it is affecting our family.”
Hall, a former Sydney Swans captain, was fired on the spot from his commentary gig on Friday evening over a discussion about St Kilda legend Leigh Montagna’s pregnant wife, Erinn. Hall insuated that her doctor had acted in a sexually inappropriate manner while performing a ‘membrane sweep’ – a technique used to instigate labour.
Mamamia has chosen not to publish the grotesque comment.
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Their daughter should be kept out of it but what he said was absolutely vile and disgusting and i wouldn’t feel a discussion would solve that. I think she brought herself into this whole thing and her post does nothing to change perception of him
Brand shouldn't worry. Footballers behaving badly get shelved for a while until the women stop baying then as soon as it dies down, get all their privileges restored because we couldn't possibly lose all that world-important football expertise. Look at Wayne Carey. His name makes most women's lips curl in disgust yet there he is on TV.
The football world really takes the poor treatment of women so seriously.
Sure it does.