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Wayne Carey throws his support behind Melbourne’s India Fashion Week after his white powder casino scandal saw him scrubbed from TV
Embattled AFL great Wayne Carey has thrown his support behind Melbourne‘s India Fashion Week.
The 51-year-old has donated an auction item for the event’s charity partner, the Pat Cronin Foundation, the Herald Sun reported.
Carey, who has been scrubbed from TV after being caught in Perth with a bag of white powder, will attend the event alongside Kevin Sheedy, Anthony Koutoufides, Dustin Fletcher, Trent Croad, Kate Jesaulenko and Matthew Richardson.
Wayne Carey (pictured) has thrown his support behind Melbourne’s India Fashion Week after his white powder casino scandal saw him scrubbed from TV
It comes after both Channel Seven and The Age newspaper announced earlier this month that Carey would not take part in any media commitments in 2023.
His departure from the media companies comes despite Western Australia Police dropping its investigation into the former North Melbourne premiership player over his latest controversy in Perth.
Carey was escorted out of the casino on September 1 after a bag of white powder fell out of his pocket while he was gambling.
Under siege for more details in footy mad Melbourne, an unrepentant Carey came out swinging, declaring Crown had discriminated against him for ejecting him from the venue.
The 51-year-old has donated an auction item for the event’s charity partner, the Pat Cronin Foundation, the Herald Sun reported
Carey told reporters before a dinner at Wagga Wagga RSL Club in the Riverina district on September 8 that he wanted to know why police weren’t called to the casino when he was kicked out.
‘On two occasions they had an opportunity to call police. If what was alleged had happened then police should have been called straight away,’ he said.
‘They had another opportunity when I went up to my room to call police and they never called the police.
‘I want to know why because if they had called the police I wouldn’t be standing here talking to you about this. If it had occurred the police would have been called.’
The zip-lock bag, afterall, contained anti-inflammatory medication that he took to deal with pain from his football career, Carey maintained.
Carey, who has been scrubbed from TV after being caught at Crown in Perth with a bag of white powder, will attend the event with Kevin Sheedy, Anthony Koutoufides, Dustin Fletcher, Trent Croad, Kate Jesaulenko and Matthew RichardsonÂ
Determined to hang onto his jobs leading into the end of the AFL season, Carey engaged Maurice Blackburn Lawyers to take on Crown.
Lawyer Josh Bornstein said his client was incorrectly ejected ‘under the assumption that the bag contained an illegal drug’.
‘Mr Carey is prescribed anti-inflammatories and pain killing medicine to help manage the significant pain caused by debilitating football injuries – including a shoulder that needs replacing and a neck injury that requires three discs to be replaced,’ he said upon taking up the Carey case.
‘We are considering whether Crown Casino unlawfully discriminated against Mr Carey by excluding him from its premises as a result of a pre-existing disability.’
It comes after both Channel Seven and The Age newspaper announced earlier this month, Carey would not take part in any media commitments in 2023Â
Wayne Carey was the captain of North Melbourne Football Club and a star of the game. Pictured in 2000
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