{"id":32197,"date":"2016-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/sam-newman-clears-up-his-latest-controversy-2\/"},"modified":"2016-04-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T00:00:00","slug":"sam-newman-clears-up-his-latest-controversy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/sam-newman-clears-up-his-latest-controversy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Newman clears up his latest controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Sam Newman has set the record straight after he caused a stir when he called new co-host Rebecca Maddern \u201cnot good looking\u201d and \u201cplumpish\u201d ahead of her debut appearance on the Footy Show.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMy word I\u2019ve got to be very careful what I say about Rebecca,\u201d Sam told Rowey and Bicks on FIVEAA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tongue in cheek said something the other day, and it was taken as verbatim, and wow did that cause some gnashing of teeth back here in Melbourne, because people took it seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite patently and obviously a joke, but no, people took it seriously, or those who wanted to did anyhow,\u201d Sam said.<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO SAM NEWMAN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/258760452&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Sam said the addition of a female host on the Footy show was a \u201cvery good idea in this day and age\u201d.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cInclusion and diversity I think it\u2019s a very good idea, and if we get someone who is not a token person who actually knows a bit about the game\u2026 I\u2019ve got an idea she knows more about it than me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maddern has replaced Garry Lyon on the show who is currently battling mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been to see him,\u201d Sam said. \u201cHe\u2019s away at a retreat\u2026 He\u2019s away in a remote place in victoria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been to see him two or three times. The first time I saw him he was really doing it tough. He\u2019s a little better but he\u2019s genuinely got an illness called depression,\u201d Sam said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a shell of the man I used to know. We\u2019re hoping he will come good and come back on our show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/richard-douglas-tells-fans-how-to-treat-kurt-tippett\">CROWS STAR TELLS FANS HOW TO HANDLE KURT TIPPETT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/david-penberthy-and-will-goodings-challenge-stephen-mullighan-over-footpath-bike-laws\">DAVID AND WILL CHALLENGE MINISTER OVER FOOTPATH LAWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Newman has set the record straight after he caused a stir when he called new co-host Rebecca Maddern \u201cnot good looking\u201d and \u201cplumpish\u201d ahead of her debut appearance on the Footy Show. \u201cMy word I\u2019ve got to be very careful what I say about Rebecca,\u201d Sam told Rowey and Bicks on FIVEAA.&nbsp; \u201cI tongue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[247,231],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-32197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fiveaa-sports-show","category-show"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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