Michael Clarke has spoken out after wild footage surfaced of a public altercation between him and his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough.
In footage obtained by The Daily Telegraph, the disgraced cricketer and the homeware designer engaged in a screaming match, with Jade accusing her boyfriend of cheating with P.E Nation’s Pip Edwards.
The Today Show’s Karl Stefanovic — who is married to Jade’s sister Jasmine — was also involved, filmed trying to break up the argument.
Now, Michael has spoken out about his actions, saying he takes “full responsibility”.
“I accept full responsibility for this altercation and am shattered by my actions,” the former Australian captain told The Daily Telegraph.
“I’m absolutely gutted I’ve put people I hold in the highest regard in this position. My actions in the lead-up to this altercation were nothing short of shameful and regrettable.”
He then said he was “shattered” because his actions had “drawn women of class and integrity, and my mates, into this situation.”
“I own this fully and am the only one at fault.”
What happened between Michael Clarke, Jade Yarbrough and Karl Stefanovic
According to the publication, the fight broke out when the two “high-profile couples” were dining with friend, Anthony Bell in Noosa on January 10.
It is understood that Michael had been in contact with his former partner, Pip, with Jade accusing him of sleeping with her.
A bystander, who filmed the stoush, said that they were in the park and “saw something erupt”.
“Lo and behold it was one of the most famous cricketers in the country and one of the most famous TV identities in Australia fighting each other,” they told the publication.
“You f**king liar, I saw everything, I saw everything,” Jade yelled, making reference to a text exchange between him and Pip.
“You f**ked her on December 17… You f**ked her, you’re a f**king dog,” she yelled, while Michael called her “baby” and claimed, she was “wrong”.
Michael then claimed he was at “Belly’s” house (Anthony Bell) and at this point Jasmine grabber her sister by the arm and pulled her away.
“I swear on my life.. It’s not true. I swear on my daughter’s life, on my daughter’s life,” he said.
Michael Clarke turned his attention to Karl Stefanovic
The cricketer than turned his attention to Karl.
“Karlos, I can tell you now c**t, don’t you f**king look away. She can, she can punch me, but you, you c**t,” he yelled.
Jade, defending her brother-in-law, then slapped Michael across the face.
“You piece of shit, don’t you f**king speak to him,” she said.
According to the argument, Clarke told Pip she was the “love of my life”, asking her to come to India.
In a public statement, Pip said she had been unaware of the “debacle”.
“This is not my circus. Yet again, Michael in his true nature has not taken responsibility for his actions and I was blatantly lied to.”
On January 19, the morning after the video surfaced, Karl appeared on The Today Show, seemingly business as usual.
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