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JetstarGate: Our Source Speaks Out, Claims Jetstar Employee Was “Polite And Professional”

12:15PM Jess McGuire | Will this story never die? Not while there’s a chance of it winning me a Walkley, which is extremely likely considering it involves swear words, a Neighbours star, and minimal “investigationing” (that’s the word journos use, isn’t it? Ryan Shelton is a proper reporter, yeah?) on my part. I contacted our source who claims to have witnessed Carla Bonner getting unreasonably surly toward a Jetstar flight attendant (something Carla Bonner denies) and urged him to speak up and tell me the truth. Had he embellished the story a little? Had anything not come across correctly in his first version of events, and is it possible Carla could rightly believe she’d been misrepresented? I mean, we may be a playful “online blog”, but we have some sense of decency. If anything needs to be clarified and publicly amended, we’re more than willing to do it. Our source has just gotten back to us and admitted that there are a few things he’d like to change in his story. Gripped? Why wouldn’t you be! It’s JetstarGate! More »

JetstarGate: Carla Bonner Says Defamer Australia Report “Not A True Account Of What Happened”

9:51AM Jess McGuire | Following on from yesterday’s troubling report of a verbal spat between Neighbours star Carla Bonner and a Jetstar flight attendant, the Daily Telegraph has helpfully contacted the actress to see whether our tipster Daniel’s version of events was an accurate account of the tongue lashing or whether it was, in fact, total bullshit. We would have called you ourselves to do the same thing, Carla, but we don’t have your number! Also, I’m on pre-paid and phone calls can really eat in to the thirty bucks, you know? Here’s what the Daily Telegraph had to report after their no expense spared investigation into the incident. Neighbours’ Carla Bonner was barred from catching a weekend flight for reportedly letting fly with a Gordon Ramsay-style spray over baggage. The angry actress, who plays Steph Scully on the Channel 10 soap, was intending to travel from Melbourne to Newcastle for an overnight trip with personal trainer boyfriend Jason Shepherd before she was grounded by Jetstar staff for her diva outburst at a check-in attendant. The mother-of-two, who yesterday denied the particulars of the exchange… Wait, what? It actually happened? Good lord, what an unexpected turn of events. I’m now gripped by this story, and we’re the ones who broke it in the first place. Back to the Tele: More »

Carla Bonner Won’t Take Any Attitude From Jetstar Flight Attendants Regarding Hand Luggage; In Related News, Jetstar Won’t Take Carla Bonner

2:42PM Jess McGuire | Defamer Australia tipster Daniel sent us in this highly enjoyable story regarding Neighbours star Carla Bonner, who plays Steph Scully-Hoyland-Whatevs on the Channel Ten soap, donning her cranky pants on a recent Jetstar flight. He claims he saw the whole thing unfold right before his eyes, so it must be true! Daniel, you wouldn’t lie to us, would you? NB: No guarantees this story is true. Carla Bonner was recently denied her flight with Jetstar, after verbally herassing a male flight attendant. Apperently there was a dispute over oversized luggage. When the flight attendant told Bonner that her handluggage was too big, and that he had to check it and put it into the measuring unit, she replied “How about you put it up your arse?” ZING! But wait, there’s more! More »

‘Neighbours’ Is All White On The Night: Report

9:44AM Clem Bastow | Here’s a report that should by rights surprise no one who has watched an episode of Neighbours in the entire history of the soap opera’s, er, history, but which is nonetheless disappointing considering the world we live in (i.e. one that isn’t solely populated by WASPs and the occasional swarthy Italian): Neighbours is too white: Australian TV soap Neighbours in which Kylie Minogue first found fame has been branded “too white” by black and Asian viewers in Britain. A report by the nation’s racial equality chief found many ethnic viewers felt were under-represented in some of Britain’s most popular shows. Neighbours, which is screened on the Five network, and the BBC comedy The Vicar of Dibley starring Dawn French were singled out for being “all white”. Other popular soaps including the BBC’s Eastenders and ITV’s Coronation Street also came under attack for including stereotypical characters such as Asian shopkeepers and black single mums. They’re pretty much on the money – the only non-white characters I can remember on Neighbours (and I’ve only recently given it up after years of faithful viewing) were a single Asian mother giving birth on the side of the road one time, Conor’s ex-stripper Asian babymama, and, er, anyone else got anything? Oh and there was Lil and her family, who were what, Serbian? And they went down in a plane crash. Good track record, Neighbours! More »