Monday, December 22, 2008
Top Gear Australia Presenter Returning To The UK; Jazz Musician James Morrison Will Be Bringing His Best Dad Jokes To The Team
11:30AM Jess McGuire | Perhaps Top Gear Australia host Charlie Cox was somewhat disappointed with the response from viewers to the Antipodean remake of the beloved British car show, or maybe – as he claims – he genuinely has too many work commitments in London. Whatever. Either way, he’s leaving the show!
Cox, who presented the first series with Steve Pizzati and Warren Brown, said he couldn’t give enough time to the show due to business commitments.
“My time on Top Gear Australia was very special and it was a fantastic opportunity to be part of launching an extraordinary series,” Cox said. “Sadly, though, I’ve lived in the UK for the past 19 years and I’m not able to give the time I want to series two.
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Andrew O’Keefe: The Nation’s Favourite Party Animal!
10:58AM Jess McGuire | Best story of the weekend? That award goes hands down to the infamous Andrew O’Keefe drinking binge tape, which finally got a public airing.
The four-minute series of videos show O’Keefe struggling to walk, crawling, trying to smoke a cigarette and lying in a gutter with a blonde woman who attempts to help him.
Attempting to control the damaging publicity, O’Keefe and Seven last week released a statement defending his role as a “family man” who “never set out to deliberately offend anyone” during his binge session.
But did he get mad at anyone during his binge session? Why, yes he did!
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