matthew newton

Matthew Newton Continues To Win Points Towards ‘Australia’s Top Bloke’ Crown

10:34AM Clem Bastow | After treating viewers of Channel Ten’s New Year’s Eve coverage to simulated sex acts involving John “Kermit” Foreman, you will recall that Matthew Newton decided to make 2007 a boon year, charged with assault against ex-girlfriend Brook Satchwell, then convicted, then winning an appeal against his conviction, because diddums thought having an assault collar wouldn’t do his career much good (here’s a tip: don’t rough up your girlfriend next time, champ). Anyway, throughout all the legal proceedings, Newts shacked up with Gracie Otto, daughter of Barry, though their coupling lacked the raw Aussie-television-drama’s-hottest-stars power of his relationship with Satchwell. Well, imagine our surprise when today we read this little tidbit! He’s a dab hand at being controversial so its no wonder Matthew Newton looked like the cat that got the cream when he turned up to a film premiere this week with a sexy brunette who definitely wasn’t Gracie Otto. Newton and his lady in red were the photographer’s pick of the crimson rug crop at The Final Winter opening, with flashbulbs popping furiously at the sight of the actor linking arms with actress Sophie Katinis. If he looks like the cat that got the cream in that photo, then the cream must’ve either been from a yak, or five weeks past its use-by date. We’d hate to see him looking moody or disappointed or nauseated! More »

Matt Newton Says “No” To Violent TV Role

11:29AM Busty St Clair | Matt Newton has rather smartly declined an offer to play a a hitman named “Mad” Richard Mladenich, in Channel 9’s new gangland drama, Underbelly. Escaping conviction over his assault of ex-girlfriend Brooke Satchwell last week, Newton knocked back the role in Underbelly, citing filming commitments to the second series of the pay-TV comedy series Stupid, Stupid Man. His protracted legal issues however may have also been a factor that led to his passing on the project. Now, we know “the biz” well enough to know this story has been planted by Matt’s publicist, but we’re still struggling to figure out what the aim of it is.. Is it to tell us that Matt’s legal woes haven’t harmed his career, as his lawyer argued last week? That he’s still busy. So busy, in fact, that he can afford to pass up work? Or is it to tell us Matt isn’t keen on being hated as much on-screen as he is off it. Either way, we’ll leave the irony of the title of Matt’s comedy show well alone. More »

Gracie Otto Talks Short Film, Matthew Newton, Sporty Lesbians

12:39PM Jess McGuire | Daughter of actor Barry and paramour of troubled star Matthew Newton, Gracie Otto, has given a revealing interview to The Age in which she, like, talks about her high school drama project, how she hooked up with Bert’s son, and future film projects. Excellent. But our favourite part of the interview was where Gracie discussed her soccer-playing past and thoughts on female football team Sydney City. She still loves soccer, though she’s been too busy to play much lately. Her team is Sydney City, an outfit so formidable it’s been forced to play in the men’s comp. “We always win, because all the girls are ex-Australian team players. And they all go out with each other. I was, like, the only non-lesbian on the team,” Otto says Is Gracie insinuating that female soccer players are predominantly of the Sapphic persuasion? We are gobsmacked. Next she will be telling us that lady basketballers don’t mind the odd inter-team fingerbang, or even more shockingly – gal cricketers aren’t all that into penis! More »

Matthew Newton Pleads Guilty

12:37PM Jess McGuire | Hot off the presses – Matthew Newton’s lawyer Chris Murphy has informed the court that Newton will be pleading guilty to a remaining charge of common assault against ex-girlfriend, former Neighbours actress Brooke Satchwell. The charge of assaulting the popular actress was laid following a break-up argument at the former couple’s Sydney home on September 13 last year. “We will be pleading guilty to a matter of assault on the next occasion,” Mr Murphy told the court. Three other more serious charges, alleging Newton made threats against Satchwell and her family and was violent towards her during the late-night argument, were dropped today. Deputy Chief Magistrate Paul Cloran adjourned the matter to the same court on June 12. Newton was not present in court today. More »

Charges Dropped Against Matthew Newton

3:48PM Jess McGuire | Some of the more serious charges directed toward Moonface’s son Matthew Newton regarding an alleged assault against ex-girlfriend Brooke Satchwell have been dropped, papers are reporting. Actor Matthew Newton is expected to face little more than a rap over the knuckles for allegedly bashing ex-girlfriend Brooke Satchwell, after the prosecution indicated it would withdraw the most serious charges against him. A court has also heard the son of TV legend Bert Newton has lost job opportunities worth thousands of dollars due to the case. Newton was originally charged with four offences, but a court today heard he will plead guilty to just one count of common assault – with police agreeing to drop counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and stalking and intimidating Satchwell, intending to cause her to fear physical or mental harm. We’re more curious about the choice of words in the headline for the article referenced above. “Newton girl-bash charges dropped”? When did assault occasioning actual bodily harm get shortened to “girl-bash”? Can we expect The Daily Telegraph to abbreviate other charges relating to violent crimes in the future? Will sexual assault in the first degree be cut down to the quicker “rapey big-time”? Christ almighty. More »