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I’d never been too impressed with Matthew Newton. He always seemed like an arrogant upstart who’d taken a ride on Daddy’s coat tails to get ahead in showbiz.

Some role model. Matthew Newton with the impressionable X-factor crowd.

There was no doubt he was talented, but then again, so are many actors who are waiting on tables around the country, desperate to get their shot.

And when allegations emerged that he’d assaulted Brooke Satchwell, my mind was made up. Only cowards hit women. Actually no, only cowards hit other people, full stop. It doesn’t matter what sex they are, no one “has it coming”, no one deserves violence. So it seems bizarre that here I am having a crack at Channel 7 instead of him.

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  • wordsby says:

    11:57am | 31/08/10

    Thank you for this article. Interesting point about Channel 7 - Matthew Newton, Matty Johns and Kyle Sandlilands. Hmmm. Thank goodness I have Foxtel. Read more »

  • Desley Hemmingsen says:

    03:14am | 28/08/10

    Well now he has Solicitor Chris Murphy batting for him, as good as Chris is, i don’t think he can save him this time, i hope he has the book thrown at him, he seriously has some mental problem’s, his former girlfriend saying he was punching holes in the walls… Read more »

 

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