Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson says his co-star Brad Pitt has a “good” list and “s***” list of actors he will and won’t work with.
The pair star together in Bullet Train, helmed by John Wick and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch.
Promoting his latest onscreen venture at Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, the actor dished on what working with Pitt was like, Page Six reported.
Referring to Pitt as a “humble and gracious human being”, the actor told Variety: “He is in a new chapter of his life, I think.”
Taylor-Johnson, who has previously starred in action movies like Kick-Ass and Avengers: Age of Ultron continued: “He just wants to bring light and joy into the world and be around people who are there to have a good time.
“You work with many actors and after a while, you start making notes: ‘I am definitely not working with this person ever again.’ Brad has this list too: the ‘good’ list and the ‘s***’ list.”
A fight scene from the film – which was released in the US on Friday – between the two stars left Taylor-Johnson hospitalized after he sustained major injuries on set.
After implementing a “crazy mad Keto diet” in an effort to get “scrawny and lean” for the film, the actor fainted due to “low blood sugar levels” shortly after sustaining a hand injury.
“We were in a fight sequence and I got drop-kicked across the room. And the one sharp bit of the corner where there wasn’t any padding took a chunk out of my hand. I literally went wham, passed out,” he told Variety of the incident.
“Then I came back and was like ‘Should we go again?’ and they were like ‘No, no, no. You gotta go get stitches at the hospital.’ So then I spent the night in the hospital,” he added.
“When you sign up for a David Leitch movie you know you gotta get a couple battle scars, some war wounds,” he added.
This story was originally published by Page Six and was reproduced with permission
Former foreign minister turned mining adviser and fashion icon Julie Bishop has made another bold statement in her life post-politics.
Ms Bishop joined Australian department store David Jones for their first runway show in four years to premiere the latest Spring/ Summer 22 collection.
She turned heads on Wednesday night’s red carpet in a $3750 metallic jacquard long sleeve mini dress designed by French luxury fashion house Balmain.
Julie Bishop attends the David Jones SS22 Wonderworld Season Launch at David Jones. Credit: James Gourley/Getty Images for David Jones
The former politician slipped on a pair of black stockings, simple black pumps and completed the head-to-toe black look with a clutch adorned with silver chain detail.
Ms Bishop received a string of adoring comments when she posted photos of her look to her Instagram account.
Pip Edwards of Aussie activewear brand PE Nation wrote, “You stunner.”
“Va va va Voom!!,” Sunrise entertainment reporter Nelson Aspen commented.
One spot-on Instagram user compared Ms Bishop’s look to that of the late Princess Diana’s infamous ‘revenge’ dress which she wore at her first public event following her headline-making split from Prince Charles.
She was wearing a short black cocktail dress designed by Christina Stambolian. Tim Graham/Getty Images Credit: News Corp Australia
“Is that like Diana’s revenge dress?,” they said.
The skin tight mini black number certainly looked similar to the Christina Stambolian cocktail dress worn by the British princess.
It’s even more fitting given Ms Bishops very public split from long-time boyfriend David Panton who reportedly dumped her over dinner in July ending their eight-year relationship.
“I’m very busy,” Bishop told Confidential of her newly single life.
Julie Bishop introduced her former beau of eight years, David Panton to Prince Charles. Image: Instagram Credit: Supplied
“I spend a lot of time at the ANU as chancellor, I’m doing a lot of speaking engagements and attending fabulous events like the David Jones launch”.
Just this month, Bishop hosted a Q&A with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended by university students from across Australia.
Ms Bishop also showed off a return to her iconic close-cropped blonde look after many months of growing out her hair post-politics.
“Ooo has she gone short hair again! I love her with short hair,” One fan, @amysuart commented below the photo.
Julie Bishop hosts a Q&A with President Zelenskyy as part of her role as ANU Chancellor. NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman Credit: News Corp Australia
“Looking gorgeous, what an inspiration, love the new do,” a friend said.
Bishop told Confidential she rushed to the salon just hours before the event.
“It’s a post-Covid recovery haircut,” Bishop said.
“After we went into lockdown I let my hair grow and then it became so easy but I managed to get an appointment with Scott Sloan, whom I have a great deal of respect for, and he cut my hair so I’m feeling great. ”
Ms Bishop was joined on the guest list by indie artist Vera Blue, model Natalie Roser, TV-host Erin Holland, activewear entrepreneur Pip Edwards, and fashion designer Bianca Spender at the flagship store.
Olivia Newton-John’s husband has posted a tribute to the “most courageous woman” he has ever known, following the death of the Australian singer and Grease star earlier this week.
Key points:
John Easterling remembered the love he shared with Olivia Newton-John as “so deep, so real” and “so natural”
The pair started dating when Newton-John was 59 and were together for 16 years
The American businessman was the Grease actor’s second husband
John Easterling announced on Tuesday that Newton-John passed away at the age of 73 at her ranch in California “surrounded by family and friends” after a battle with breast cancer.
On Thursday, Australian time, Mr Easterling reflected on his love with Newton-John on a post on the actor’s official Instagram.
“Our love for each other transcends our understanding,” the American businessman wrote.
“Every day we expressed our gratitude for this love that could be so deep, so real, so natural. We never had to ‘work’ on it. We were in awe of this great mystery and accepted the experience of our love as past, present and forever.”
loading
Mr Easterling is the founder of the American Herb Company, and spent years in the Amazon rainforest studying plants with potential health benefits.
Newton-John was 58 when she started dating Mr Easterling in 2006, a year after the death of her former boyfriend Patrick McDermott disappeared at sea.
They married two years later.
She was formerly married from 1984 to 1995 to Matt Lattanzi, with whom she shared a daughter, Chloe.
Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling were married for 14 years.(Reuters: Gus Ruelas)
In the post, Mr Easterling said his wife was generous and spirited, with a passion for life.
“At Olivia’s deepest essence she was a healer using her mediums of song, of words, of touch,” he wrote.
“She was the most courageous woman I’ve ever known.
“Her bandwidth for genuinely caring for people, for nature and all creatures almost eclipses what is humanely possible. It is only the grace of God that has allowed me to share the depth and passion of her being for so long.
“In her most difficult times she always had the spirit, the humor, and the will power to move things into the light.
“Even now as her soul soars, the pain and holes in my heart are healed with the joy of her love and the light that shines forward.
“Our family deeply appreciates the vast ocean of love and support that has come our way.”
Newton-John’s niece, Totti Goldsmith, told Channel 9 on Wednesday that the British-Australian actor would be buried in California.
She the family intended to accept a state memorial if the Victorian government offered one.
Mand dad got dial-up internet in 2005 and it rocked my world. No longer would I have to spend my afternoons doing normal kid things, I could now spend quality time with my cool, very age-appropriate internet boyfriends in the dark shadows of the world wide webs. Not only that, but the era of viral videos was on the come up and I was there for the ride.
I have been shaped by the internet, I have grown beside the internet. It feels like a disgusting and very smart sibling, who I have a love/hate relationship with. I was asked to curate a list of my top 10 internet favorites and these are the first 10 that came to mind… I hope you enjoy them.
1. Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton rap together
My favorite celebrity collab! I love when two worlds collide to create something that makes you wonder, “Should this have been created?” Sweet P and the DO Double GY!
2. Fabio and the goose incident
I have a complicated relationship with birds. That’s something that Fabio and I have in common, as well as being graceful blondes with immaculate physiques. Fabio had a traumatic run-in with a goose in 1999, during a ride on a rollercoaster, surrounded by beautiful women.
Something that I love about this video is that we never see the incident itself take place, only the aftermath. Goose blood smeared across his face from him, he keeps his composure as the beautiful women ask him if he’s OK. Fabio refers to the event as “a miracle, but not a freak accident” and warns that it will happen again, even calling for the rollercoaster to be shut down. (Definitely not because he’s a little bit embarrassed.) A true man of the people.
3. Kim Cattrall scatting
I love when someone starts passionately scatting with reckless abandon to the twang of a lover’s upright bass. Kim Cattrall is the scatter in question? Say less!
4.Recess Therapy
Allow Instagram content?
This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.
Recess Therapy is an Instagram account that interviews kids in New York City about various topics. I’m not a huge fan of kids generally, but I love these kids a lot. Here’s a clip from my favorite episode. If I could birth a kid half as funny as Kiki I might think about having a kid.
5. Let there be a thousand blossoms bloom
The 2017 marriage equality plebiscite is up there with one of the most ridiculous things the Australian government ever decided was an alright idea – but out of it we got this completely unhinged clip of Bob Katter that I can quote word for word to this day. I don’t have much in common with Katter but we do share the belief that a thousand blossoms should be able to bloom.
6. Kermit sings Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads
One of my favorite songs, covered by my favorite frog.
7. Reducer
Allow Instagram content?
This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.
This is one of the funniest pages on Instagram. I almost exclusively communicate with my friends through these images. They always hit right. To call them memes would be a disservice – it’s the unwell gals’ favorite news source.
8. Nina Simone’s story about trying to kill a guy
Nina Simone is hands down one of the most powerful and unique artists of all time. This is a clip from an old interview with the BBC where she spoke about attempting to kill the owner of a record label after he stole from her. She does not have any remorse, and she wipes a tear away after laughing about it; I always laugh along with her. Imagine being that cool.
9. Schwan Attacken
Back to my relationship with birds: I went through a real rough patch when I found out swans have teeth. I was in Berlin at the time and noticed that the birds were more aggressive than others I’d met. I think that really colored my experience of Berlin – the fear of not getting let into Berghain, and the fear of a bird attack at any moment. Anyway, I came across a German Schwan Attacken channel which I would often lie in bed watching. I guess it was some kind of obsessive exposure therapy. However, I still live in fear of the beak, and I never got into Berghain.
10. Jeff Goldblum as the Big Bad Wolf
Jeff Goldblum as the Big Bad Wolf in the 1980s production Faerie Tale Theatre. The smooth jazz and the wolf prosthetics that actually just make him look like a huge rat man always do it for me. “A coward… I like that in a man.”
Armie Hammer’s alleged victims have come forward in the first trailer for a new documentary series.
Following a series of scandals, the film star is reportedly “totally broke” and selling timeshare properties from an office cubicle in the Cayman Islands.
The first trailer of House of Hammer, released on Wednesday by the US network Discovery, includes footage of two of Hammer’s exes, Courtney Vucekovich and Julia Morrison, coming forward to detail their claimed harrowing experiences and include screenshots of messages and voice notes the Social network star allegedly sent them, reported the new york post.
“I have a fantasy about having someone prove their love and devotion and tying them up in a public place at night and making their body free use,” one alleged message from Hammer says.
Another voice memo, purportedly sent by Hammer, employs more violent imagery.
“My bet was going to involve showing up at your place and completely tying you up and incapacitating you and being able to do whatever I wanted to every single hole in your body until I was done with you,” the memo says.
The three-part series also features Hammer’s aunt Casey Hammer, who is the granddaughter of Armand Hammer, the businessman who made the family fortune in the oil business.
“I’m about to reveal the dark, twisted secrets of the Hammer family,” Casey says in the trailer.
the Call Me By Your Name star, 35, has called all of the allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse “bulls – t,” while his lawyer, Andrew Brettler, has denied any wrongdoing.
“From day one, Mr Hammer has maintained that all of his interactions with” every sexual partner “have been completely consensual, discussed and agreed upon in advance, and mutually participatory,” Brettler told the new york post‘s Page Six in a statement.
Armie, who has been living in the Cayman Islands near estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers and their two children, spent six months in a Florida rehab center, which was paid for by Robert Downey Jr.
House of Hammer premieres in September in the US. It’s not clear when it will be available in Australia.
This story appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.
Former foreign minister turned mining Adviser and fashion icon Julie Bishop has made another bold statement in her life post-politics.
Ms Bishop joined Australian department store David Jones for their first runway show in four years to premiere the latest Spring/ Summer 22 collection.
She turned heads on Wednesday night’s red carpet in a $3750 metallic jacquard long sleeve mini dress designed by French luxury fashion house Balmain.
The former politician slipped on a pair of black stockings, simple black pumps and completed the head-to-toe black look with a clutch adorned with silver chain detail.
Ms Bishop received a string of adoring comments when she posted photos of her look to her Instagram account.
Pip Edwards of Aussie activewear brand PE Nation wrote, “You stunner.”
“Va va va Voom!!,” Sunrise entertainment reporter Nelson Aspen commented.
One spot-on Instagram user compared Ms Bishop’s look to that of the late Princess Diana’s infamous ‘revenge’ dress which she wore at her first public event following her headline-making split from Prince Charles.
“Is that like Diana’s revenge dress?,” they said.
The skin tight mini black number certainly looked similar to the Christina Stambolian cocktail dress worn by the British princess.
It’s even more fitting given Ms Bishops very public split from long-time boyfriend David Panton who reportedly dumped her over dinner in July ending their eight-year relationship.
“I’m very busy,” Bishop told Confidential of her newly single life.
“I spend a lot of time at the ANU as chancellor, I’m doing a lot of speaking engagements and attending fabulous events like the David Jones launch”.
Just this month, Bishop hosted a Q&A with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended by university students from across Australia.
Ms Bishop also showed off a return to her iconic close-cropped blonde look after many months of growing out her hair post-politics.
“Ooo has she gone short hair again! I love her with short hair,” One fan, @amysuart commented below the photo.
“Looking gorgeous, what an inspiration, love the new do,” a friend said.
Bishop told Confidential she rushed to the salon just hours before the event.
“It’s a post-Covid recovery haircut,” Bishop said.
“After we went into lockdown I let my hair grow and then it became so easy but I managed to get an appointment with Scott Sloan, whom I have a great deal of respect for, and he cut my hair so I’m feeling great. ”
Ms Bishop was joined on the guest list by indie artist Vera Blue, model Natalie Roser, TV-host Erin Holland, activewear entrepreneur Pip Edwards, and fashion designer Bianca Spender at the flagship store.
The radio host, 51, and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston, 36, welcomed their baby boy Otto on Thursday morning.
Kyle’s co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson announced the happy news on air and Kyle’s manager Bruno Bouchet told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Little Otto was born this morning. Mum and bub both doing well.’
Kyle Sandilands, 51, (left) has welcomed his first child – a baby boy called Otto – with fiancée Tegan Kynaston, 36 (right)
‘Kyle’s beyond excited. Kyle will be back on tomorrow’s radio show to chat all things Otto,’ he added.
Jackie, who is Otto’s godmother, shed tears of joy as she declared: ‘Otto has been born!’
While Jackie and the KIIS team weren’t able to attend the hospital, they did contribute a personal touch by creating a baby-themed playlist for Tegan to play while she gave birth.
Kyle’s co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson (pictured) announced the happy news on air and Kyle’s manager Bruno Bouchet told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Little Otto was born this morning. Mum and bub both doing well’
Among the songs on the list was Guy Sebastian’s 2003 hit single Angels Brought Me Here.
Producer ‘Intern’ Pete Deppeler later called into the show to reveal he’d managed to meet up with Kyle in the hospital carpark around 40 minutes after the birth.
Playing audio from the encounter, Kyle could be heard telling Pete:
Jackie, who is Otto’s godmother, shed tears of joy as she declared: ‘Otto has been born!’
Intern Pete later called into the show to reveal he’d managed to meet up with Kyle in the hospital carpark around 40 minutes after the birth
‘Otto’s born, Otto’s fabulous. I cut the cord, I didn’t realize it was like tough calamari with blood spurting out… Tegan’s breast feeding upstairs,’ he said
‘Otto’s born, Otto’s fabulous. I cut the cord, I didn’t realize it was like tough calamari with blood spurting out… Tegan’s breast feeding upstairs,’ he said.
Kyle was also recorded eating from a cooler bag full of snacks in the hospital, telling Pete: ‘The baby’s feeding. Then I thought, well if you’re eating, I will too.’
Guy Sebastian also called into the show to send his well-wishes, revealing that he’d been made aware of the birth after an unknown man stopped him on the street to share the news.
While Jackie and the KIIS team weren’t able to attend the hospital, they did contribute a personal touch by creating a baby-themed playlist for Tegan to play while she gave birth. The playlist was made public via the Kyle And Jackie O Show’s Spotify account
Baby Otto’s uncle Chris Sandilands also called into the show to share his joy.
Chris said he was thrilled by the arrival, revealing that he was unable to attend the birth due to hospital Covid restrictions but was looking forward to meeting his nephew once they return home.
‘This kid is born into luxury. What a lucky little bugger!’ I joked.
Baby Otto’s uncle Chris Sandilands (pictured) also called into the show to share his joy
Just an hour earlier Kyle abruptly left his radio show on as his Tegan went into labor
Just an hour earlier Kyle abruptly left his radio show on as his Tegan went into labour.
Just seconds into the show, father-to-be Kyle, 51, told his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson he had to leave and rush Tegan, 36, to the hospital.
‘Guys, I am broadcasting from home for a reason, and that reason seems to have raised its head now,’ he said, before turning to his pregnant partner and asking her, ‘It’s all happening?’
Turning back to the microphone, Kyle continued: ‘Guys, I think it might have to leave the show and go to the hospital.’
‘Guys, I am broadcasting from home for a reason, and that reason seems to have raised its head now,’ he said, before turning to his pregnant parter and asking her, ‘It’s all happening?’
‘It’s time? Oh, it’s time!’ Jackie exclaimed, prompting a rousing applause form the entire radio studio
‘It’s time? Oh, it’s time!’ an excited Jackie exclaimed, prompting a rousing applause for the entire radio studio.
Shedding his usual calm demeanour, Kyle seemed rather flustered as he told his colleagues: ‘Guys I’m so sorry. I feel very unprepared, I don’t…’
Jackie assured him everything was fine, before inviting producer Pedro Vitola to host the show in Kyle’s absence.
KIIS FM shared this post on social media documenting the exact moment Kyle realized his baby was on the way
The high-profile couple announced they were expecting their first child in February
Kyle could then be heard removing his headphones and rushing out the door.
The high-profile couple announced they were expecting their first child in February. Their baby boy will be named Otto.
‘We’re having a baby! We are having a friggin’ baby. I couldn’t be happier,’ Kyle said on his KIIS FM breakfast show at the time.
‘We’re having a baby! We are having a friggin’ baby. I couldn’t be happier,’ Kyle said on his KIIS FM breakfast show at the time
Tegan and Kyle found out the sex of their baby at an elaborate gender reveal party held on Sydney Harbor later in February
Tegan said on air that Kyle had been ‘very emotional’ since finding out he was going to be a first-time father.
Tegan and Kyle found out the sex of their baby at an elaborate gender reveal party held on Sydney Harbor later in February.
They hired a superyacht for the occasion and arranged for planes flying overhead to release blue smoke, revealing they’re having a baby boy.
Kyle and Tegan also became engaged in Port Douglas, Queensland, over the Christmas holidays.
Before dating Tegan, Kyle was with ex-girlfriend Imogen Anthony for eight years until they called it quits in 2019.
Kyle and Tegan also became engaged in Port Douglas, Queensland, over the Christmas holidays
The Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, renowned for his innovative pleated clothing and for producing 100 mock turtlenecks for the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has died of liver cancer in a hospital in Tokyo. He was 84.
The Issey Miyake Group released a short statement about his work saying: “Miyake’s dynamic spirit was driven by a relentless curiosity and desire to convey joy through the medium of design.” It stated that “as per Mr Miyake’s wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial service”.
Much like Andy Warhol, Miyake was interested in the overlap between art and design, and fashion. Throughout his 52-year career, the designer maintained an “anti-trend” stance, always referring to his designs as “clothing” rather than “fashion”.
“I am most interested in people and the human form,” Miyake told the New York Times in 2014. “Clothing is the closest thing to all humans.”
Perhaps best known for designing the polyester-cotton mock turtlenecks indelibly linked with Steve Jobs, it is believed he produced 100 at less than $200 each. Designed to alleviate “decision fatigue”, along with Jobs’ Levi’s 501s and New Balance 991s, the tops became shorthand for late 90s Silicon Valley uniform, based on the idea that busy people’s minds are on more important things than picking out ties.
Issey Miyake in Paris, 1997 Photograph: Daniel SIMON/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
Born in Hiroshima in 1938, Miyake studied graphic design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. But piqued by the crossover between disciplines, he pivoted to fashion and moved to Paris to become an apprentice to Guy Laroche and eventually work for Hubert de Givenchy around the time Audrey Hepburn was wearing his dresses by him.
After witnessing the 1968 student protests, Miyake became disenchanted by an industry designed to dress only the wealthy. It was this interest in fashion as art and function, democratic but aesthetically pleasing, which led him to establish the Miyake Design Studio in 1970, and show his first very wearable collection in New York in 1971. One of his earliest pieces was a jersey body , hand-painted using traditional Japanese tattoo techniques.
A keen sportsman, function became the lynchpin of Miyake’s work. His most famous and most affordable clothes from him, the Pleats Please line, was launched in 1993 as a retort to the price and unwearability of high-end fashion.
Featuring capes and trousers, and flowing sleeveless tabards made from heat-treated polyester to create permanent pleats, the clothes never creased, could be machine washed and be rolled instead of folded. The line remains one of the first and best examples of gender-free clothing and still fetches hundreds of pounds on resale sites.
Models display creations from Issey Miyake’s spring/summer 2023 men’s collection during Paris fashion week in June. Photograph: Mohammed Badra/EPA
It was Miyake’s cynicism about the fashion industry, in particular the speed at which it was produced, that gave his designs such longevity in reputation and design. In an interview with the Village Voice in 1983, Miyake outlined his opposition to the fashion cycle: “I want my customer to be able to wear a sweater I designed 10 years ago with this year’s pants.”
Mikyake saw technology as a solution to the problem of overproduction, with one such solution the late 90’s “One Piece of Cloth” idea (later known as A-POC) which pioneered the idea of making clothes out of a single tube of fabric, cutting down and waste and showing exactly what could be done with a knitting machine, a computer and the right knowhow.
Many of his designs are in museums, including the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection. In 2010, he received the Order of Culture in 2010 and in 2016 he was decorated as a Commandeur de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur.
Loth to give interviews, Miyake had a pronounced limp – a result of surviving the 1945 atomic bomb dropped on his home town of Hiroshima when he was seven. Three years later, his mother died of radiation exposure.
In a rare 2009 op-ed for the New York Times, Miyake recounted just how much that day, and his mother’s subsequent death, informed his creativity. “I have tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to put them behind me, preferring to think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy. I gravitated toward the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic.
“I did not want to be labeled ‘the designer who survived the atomic bomb’.”
An $18 million trail of financial misery has been uncovered in relation to former bankrupt Robert Tidy including a string of his failed business ventures.
Tidy’s lifestyle resembles that of a billionaire, with first class flights and luxury hotels all posted to social media.
But he now has an even larger number of burnt investors wanting their money returned after his latest venture called Zipett, also collapsed this week.
“Guys, it’s with the heaviest of hearts I must be honest and update you all with news from overseas,” he wrote in an email to investors informing them the latest Zipett project has “ended for now.”
An $18 million trail of financial misery has been uncovered in relation to former bankrupt Robert Tidy. (Nine)
READMORE:‘I told her all the things I needed to say’: Olivia Newton-John’s niece reveals final farewell to beloved aunt
Related Clips
READMORE:Olivia Newton-John’s ‘amazing’ legacy for cancer patients
This development comes just over two weeks after A Current Affair first raised question marks over Tidy’s abysmal financial history which resulted in him filing for bankruptcy three times.
A statement of affairs for his 2007 bankruptcy reveals $5.1 million in unpaid debts to 28 creditors, the largest being his father the late Colin Tidy, a well-known Sydney bookmaker.
His bankruptcy in 2018 contained $7.9 million owing including almost $1 million to the Australian Tax Office.
There is also an additional $3.2 million worth of investors money in one of his failed cryptocurrency ventures called Bartercoin.
And another $2.2 million in Zipett coins that also failed to launch.
ASIC searches reveal Robert Colin Tidy has been a director of 21 different companies, 16 of which are now either deregistered or under external administration.
He was also the driver of a $365,000 company-owned Lamborghini which was written off after crashing on the Pacific Highway.
Since it first began investigating Tidy’s affairs, A Current Affair has received more than 50 emails from investors wishing they’d never met him.
Tidy’s lifestyle resembles that of a billionaire, with first class flights and luxury hotels all posted to social media. (Nine)
Jennifer Hercules and Eric Buckley are one of the largest individual investors impacted by Tidy’s failed business ventures with losses totaling more than $1 million, some of it from her superannuation.
“Our whole world came crashing down,” Hercules said whilst fighting back tears.
“He’s absolutely devastated me, I have sleepless nights, I have nightmares,” she said.
“He’s dashed our hopes of having the life which we’ve worked so hard and saved so hard to have.”
Buckley said he has simple advice for anyone considering investing with Tidy.
“And that is a) don’t believe a word he says. And b) don’t believe a word he says. He promises you the world and delivers zero.”
Women who claim to be former girlfriends of Tidy also revealed he went on gambling sprees, telling one he’d lost up to $250,000 in a single day.
Jennifer Hercules and Eric Buckley are one of the largest individual investors impacted by Tidy’s failed business ventures with losses totaling more than $1 million, some of it from her superannuation. (Nine)
Tidy posted some of his winning bets publicly to his Instagram account, claiming the bets were for his Punters Club.
But Tidy shouldn’t be punting in this country at all, he’d been disqualified from betting with any Australian wagering operator since 1997 due to “defaulting” on bets.
A Current Affair has also obtained videos and pictures distributed by Tidy among his investor group showing 179 bets worth $168,000 in a single day.
A former staffer of Tidy’s who requested their be concealed, said they witnessed him gambling at Townsville Casino whilst bankrupt.
READMORE:‘I want to see an end to cancer’: Tracy Grimshaw’s interview with Olivia Newton-John
“So we’re probably talking $5000-$10,000 at casinos on the pokies.”
The former staffer also said they doubt ten per cent of profits from some of his various ventures are given to charity, as Tidy claims.
“I’ve never seen a cent go to a charity and I don’t believe there’s ever been a cent go to charity.”
When A Current Affair confronted Tidy at a Sydney hotel last month, he claimed to have donated “easily over $300,000” and named Youth Off The Streets as a recipient of “maybe $100,000”.
Father Chris Riley told A Current Affair “there is no indication” anyone named Robert Tidy “has ever donated to Youth Off The Streets.”
Tidy provided a 25 year-old note indicating he did once pay for children and staff from the charity to attend a State of Origin game, all the way back in 1997.
READMORE:‘She was my favorite thing about doing Grease’: Stars tributes to Olivia Newton John
A statement of affairs for Tidy’s 2007 bankruptcy reveals $5.1 million in unpaid debts to 28 creditors, the largest being his father the late Colin Tidy, a well-known Sydney bookmaker. (Nine)
Hercules and Buckley claim they were not aware of Tidy’s questionable financial history or the extent of his gambling sprees until after they had invested
The Sunshine Coast couple were taken out on fishing trips by Tidy and also wined and dined at expensive restaurants, even celebrating his birthday with him.
“He said that we were his family that he never had,” Buckley said.
They claim Tidy eventually started offering investment information, suggesting it would be better to sell some shares and invest with him “because the money would be a lot safer with him.”
When the project eventually collapsed, Tidy explained in an email that they knew the investment “was going to be HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE.”
Hercules claims he told her it would be “minimal risk” and wouldn’t have invested had she known it was highly aggressive.
Tidy answered a series of questions via email, claiming he “did not say there was no risk” in relation to Hercules’ investment.
He also stated his bankruptcy trustee was informed of his gambling, which involved bets placed for other people.
He admitted to gambling at Townsville casino while bankrupt which he claims his trustee approved.
READMORE:Australia’s Sweetheart: Olivia Newton-John’s legacy of compassion and entertainment will keep on shining
Olivia Newton-John’s selfless attitude can be best described in a secret hospital visit to a grieving and badly hurt girl in a Perth hospital in 2003.
Emily Barker was just 11 and in critical condition in Princess Margaret Hospital after a crash in Beechboro that killed her 39-year-old mother, Catherine. Their car and a truck had collided after lightning had knocked out traffic lights at the scene of the incident.
Soon after, the girl’s father Ron — knowing Newton-John was in Perth for a concert — rang her record label to try to organize a spirit-lifting visit.
The singing superstar did not hesitate, but ordered that her visit remain a secret.
“It was such a tragic tale and Olivia was very aware of what she was facing,” then-PMH public relations manager MJ Wallace told The West Australian on Wednesday.
“But she still came in and sat on the bed and held Emily’s hand for such a long time, it was just lovely. Olivia was soft and gentle and so naturally giving of her time to her and the father talked to me about how wonderful it was a lot of times after that.
“Olivia was simply dressed and only had a bit of mascara and lipstick on. But she was luminous, such a sweetheart in the true meaning of the word. She was a goddess with that gorgeous smile and she handled the situation so well.
“She put herself into a place where this was just a normal chat with a normal child and a father who had never been through any of this trauma.”
Ms Wallace said this had been a “sad week” with the passing of Newton-John and the Seekers singer Judith Durham, whom she remembered once visiting a child fighting cancer in PMH.
