Extraordinary footage has emerged of former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and top TV presenter Karl Stefanovic engaged in a heated row late at night in front of shocked onlookers in a public park.
The Today show host and the Australian cricketer clashed on January 10 while on holiday with their respective partners, sisters Jasmine and Jade Yarbrough, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
All hell broke loose when the couples dined with celebrity accountant Anthony Bell at a Noosa beach restaurant.
It is understood the argument was about Clarke’s ex-girlfriend, high-profile fashion designer Pip Edwards, and the recent news between the pair.
The dramatic images obtained by the Daily Telegraph show one shirtless Clarke is verbally abused and slapped by his hysterical friend Jade while others in the group try to defuse the fight.
The heated argument between Michael Clarke and Jade Yarbrough in a public park in Noosa was filmed by shocked onlookers
Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke (right) and top TV presenter Karl Stefanovic (left) pictured together in Sydney in 2015
Karl Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine had to intervene in the ugly altercation between Jade and Michael
During the furious exchange, Jade accused Clarke of sleeping with his ex-girlfriend Pip on December 17 and texting her to tell her she was the “love of his life”.
The video begins with Jade shouting at Clarke before punching him in the face and pushing him away after the cricket legend claimed he hadn’t cheated on her.
‘Was I wrong? I’m damn wrong! You are a fucking liar. I can see everything. You called her,” Jade shouted, apparently referring to messages between Clark and Pip.
Clarke then tried to reassure Jade that he didn’t sleep with Pip on December 17, claiming he was with his friend Bell that night.
“Honey, you’re wrong, you’re wrong,” Clarke insists. “Honey, honey, Belly was in the house. I swear on my life, I swear on my life… It’s not true, it’s not true.’
He then swore on his daughter Kelsey’s life that he wasn’t cheating on her. “I swear on my daughter’s life, on my daughter’s life,” Clarke says.
But Jade does not believe his desperate protests and claims she has spoken to Pip.
“You fucking lie to me. You are a piece of shit. I was just talking to her. What is wrong with you?’
Clarke again denied sleeping with Pip, replying: “No, I haven’t.” you can hit me It’s not true, it’s not true.’
Clarke appeared to injure his hamstring during the fight after being knocked to the ground by Jade as he stumbled through the public park.
Stefanovic’s wife Jasmine finally intervened, grabbing her sick sister’s arm and pulling Jade away. You can hear Jasmin saying, “Go away with Karl, go away with Karl.”
As she is led away, Jade can be heard crying as she turns to Clarke and says, “I fucking hate you.”
Clarke tries to follow Jade before unleashing a fit of rage on Stefanovic, presumably for running off with the two sisters.
“Karlos, I can tell you now don’t leave. She can, she can hit me, but you, you bitch,” says Clarke.
The comment infuriates Jade, who defends her brother-in-law before repeatedly punching Clarke in the face.
“You shit, don’t talk to him,” she yelled.
Michael Clarke dated Pip Edwards (pictured in happier times) for 18 months before calling it quits a year ago
Pip Edwards is seen attending the Moet & Chandon Sparkling Event in Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on December 1, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
Stefanovic and his famous accountant friend Anthony Bell tell the couple to stop, which falls on deaf ears.
“Go hit me, hit me… do it again, you’re wrong, you’re bloody wrong,” Clarke tells his girlfriend.
Jade yelled, “Oh, am I wrong? You screwed her (Pip) December 17, you screwed her…you’re a king dog…I’ll show her every message you’ve ever sent me.
She refers to a text she saw on Clarke’s phone inviting Pip over go with him to India.
“Oh yes you are the love of my life Pip come to India” Jade said.
Clarke replied, “Don’t ever talk to me again.”
The two-minute clip ends with her sister Jasmine and Bell breaking up the bickering couple.
“Stop, Jade, stop,” pleaded Jasmine. Bell adds, “Let it go, Jade.”
According to stunned witnesses, the ugly exchange took place in front of young children nearby.
A contrite Clarke took full responsibility for what happened.
“I am absolutely devastated that I put people I really care about in this position. My actions that led to this altercation were nothing short of shameful and deplorable,” he told the publication on Wednesday night.
“I am devastated that by my actions I have brought women of class and integrity and my peers into this situation.”
His former partner Pip distanced herself from the “debacle” as she viciously attacked Clarke when approached by Daily Mail Australia.
“It’s not my circus. Once again Michael in his true nature took no responsibility for his actions and I was blatantly lied to,” she said.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to all other interested parties for comment.
The exchange came just a day after Clarke and Jade silenced recent break-up rumors when they went PDA on Noosa’s main beach on holiday.
Eg: Michael was married to model Kyly Clarke (40) from 2012 to 2019, but they only announced their divorce in February 2020. They are pictured here with their daughter Kelsey Lee
A week earlier, Clarke attended a New Year’s Eve party at Sydney’s Bondi Icebergs – an exclusive party also attended by Pip – while Jade was on the other side of the world Aspen, Colorado with Jasmine and Karl.
The couple’s separate plans over Christmas and the New Year led to speculation that the couple had called it quits after a short-lived romance.
Clarke’s relationship with his former partner Pip began in June 2020 following his divorce from wife Kyly, which they announced four months earlier.
He and Pip had previously been friends for over a decade, but became closer when they worked together on a fashion project.
The couple called it quits in December 2021.
A source close to the couple confirmed the split and said: “The decision was mutual. They are two best friends who decided to break up as a couple earlier this month, but to continue their friendship.
After their split, Pip had a relationship with Bondi restaurateur Cameron Northway for about four months, but it broke up and she reunited with Michael.
Michael and Pip recently attended the New Year’s Eve party at Sydney’s iconic Icebergs.
The victim was married to former model Kyly Clarke (née Boldy), 40, from 2012 to 2019, but the couple only announced their split in February 2020.
The Clarkes kept their divorce a secret for several months before releasing a statement on Instagram saying her daughter was her priority.
The couple said in a statement at the time that the “amicable” decision to separate was “the best course of action” for their daughter.
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