Shocking footage has emerged of Karl Stefanovic embroiled in a late night heated exchange with good friend Michael Clarke in front of shocked onlookers in a public park.
The Today show host and Australian cricket great clashed while holidaying together with their respective partners, sisters Jasmine and Jade Yarbrough on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on January 10.
All hell broke loose while the couples were having dinner at a beachside restaurant in Noosa with celebrity accountant mate Anthony Bell were at dinner at a beachside restaurant.
It’s understood the melee was over Clarke’s ex-girlfriend, high profile fashion designer Pip Edwards over recent text messages between the pair.
The dramatic footage obtained by the Daily Telegraph shows a shirtless Clarke being slapped by his angry girlfriend as others in the group try to defuse the situation.
Michael Clarke was involved in late night altercation with his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough before turning his fury on good mate and Jade’s brother-in-law Karl Stefanovic
‘You f**ked her on December 17 … You f**ked her, you’re a f**king dog,’ Jade is heard screaming.
Clarke is is heard telling Jade he didn’t cheat on her and was with Bell on the night in question.
‘Baby you’re wrong, you’re wrong,’ he’s heard saying.
‘Baby, baby, Belly was at the house. I swear on my life, I swear at my life … That’s not true, it’s not true.
Stefanovic’s wife Jasmine steps in to grab her distressed sister by the arm and walk her away as Clarke turns his fury on Stefanovic.
‘Karlos, I can tell you now c**t, don’t you f*****g look away. She can, she can punch me, but you, you c**t,’ Clarke says.
The fiery argument between Michael Clarke and Jade Yarbrough in a public park in Noosa was filmed by shocked onlookers
The comment sparks fury from Jade who defends her brother-in-law before slapping Clarke in the face.
‘You piece of s**t, don’t you f*****g speak to him,’ she yelled.
Bell is heard telling the couple to stop, which falls on deaf ears.
‘Go, hit me hit me … do it again, you’re wrong, you’re f**king wrong,’ Clarke tells his girlfriend
Jade screams: ‘Oh am I wrong? You f**ked her (Edwards) on December 17, you f**ked her … you’re a f**king dog … I’m going to show her every f**king message you ever f**king sent me.’
An onlooker was heard yelling ‘there’s children over there’ and told the group to take their fight elsewhere.
Clarke has taken full responsibility for what happened.
‘I accept full responsibility for this altercation and am shattered by my actions,’ he told the publication on Wednesday night.
Clarke’s relationship with his former partner Edwards began in June 2020, following his split from wife Kyly, which they had announced four months earlier.
He and Pip had been friends for more than a decade before that, but grew close while working on a fashion project together.
The couple called it quits in December 2021.
A source close to the pair confirmed the split, saying: ‘The decision was mutual. They’re two best friends who decided to part ways as a couple earlier this month, but continue their friendship.’
Michael Clarke dated Pip Edwards on and off for
After their break-up, Pip had a fling with Bondi restaurateur Cameron Northway for about four months, but that fizzled out and she got back with Michael.
Michael and Pip recently attended the New Year’s Day bash at Sydney’s iconic Icebergs.
The batsman was married to former model Kyly Clarke (née Boldy), 40, from 2012 until 2019, but the couple didn’t announce their separation until February 2020.
The Clarkes had kept their separation quiet for several months before she put out a statement on Instagram saying their priority was their daughter.
In a statement at the time, the pair said the ‘amicable’ decision to separate was ‘the best course’ for their daughter.
Exes: Michael was married to model Kyly Clarke, 40, from 2012 until 2019, but they didn’t announce their separation until February 2020. They are pictured here with their daughter Kelsey Lee
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