In a dramatic on-air moment during Wednesday’s Today show, Karl Stefanovic took a brief exit from the set after his co-host, Allison Langdon, made a comment that suggested he might be ‘fat’.
The lively exchange happened as the duo dissected the sensational defamation trial involving Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. During the trial, Depp’s sister, Christi Dembrowski, testified that Heard had derogatorily called her brother ‘old and fat’.
Following the segment which aired at 9:11 am, Karl quipped, ‘Being called a fat old man is like…’, at which point Ally jumped in with a correction, saying, ‘You’re not old.’
Gone in a flash! Karl Stefanovic (left) humorously exited the Today show set after his co-host Allison Langdon (right) made a quip about him being ‘fat’.
After a brief pause, Langdon light-heartedly amended her statement: ‘…or fat! I said all of them! Old or fat!’
But Karl was having none of it, jumping up from the sofa and telling the camera: ‘She’s fat-shaming! She’s fat-shaming again, Australia! I’m going on a diet.’
After storming off and leaving Ally alone to wrap up the show, she said in disbelief: ‘I was paying you a compliment!’
Gone: After a news segment about Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s court case, Karl remarked, ‘Being called a fat old man is like…’ before Ally replied: ‘You’re not old’
Karl, 47, then grabbed Channel Nine publicist Adrian Motte for a private chat behind the scenes, telling him, ‘That’s disgusting, isn’t it?’
Ally, 42, defended herself from the couch, saying: ‘I basically called you young, thin and handsome.’
But Karl’s tantrum didn’t stop there, as he shouted: ‘I really try. My feelings get hurt!’
Drama: Karl then grabbed Channel Nine publicist Adrian Motte (right) for a private chat behind the scenes, telling him, ‘That’s disgusting, isn’t it?’
After Karl’s walk-out, a stunned Ally said: ‘He’s so sensitive! I just called him thin, handsome, and young. That’s what I just said.
‘I deal with this every day. Every day is like this!’
Karl was then seen pretending to cry against a wall at the back of the studio, confirming the segment had been a joke.
Duo: Karl (right) and Allison Langdon (left) have been hosting Today together since 2020
Johnny Depp’s sister took the stand at his defamation trial in the U.S. on Tuesday and described their troubled childhood at the hands of their abusive mother.
Christi Dembrowski, 61, was called by Depp’s team to testify and told the jury about their upbringing in Kentucky.
Asked if there were occasions where Heard was not nice to Depp, Dembrowski said there was one that ‘really stayed with me’.
They were at Depp’s office and Christian Dior had called saying they were interested in working with Depp.
She said: ‘Johnny told Amber they were interested in him.
Insults: Johnny Depp’s sister Christi Dembrowski (pictured) took the stand at his defamation trial in the U.S. on Tuesday and described their troubled childhood at the hands of their abusive mother. Asked what Amber Heard would say about Depp’s physical appearance, Dembrowski said she would call him ‘an old, fat man’
Sad memories: Depp at times looked to the floor as his sister spoke. He appeared to be deeply moved as his older sister recounted their childhood together
‘Her reaction to that was she was in disbelief and sort of disgust because she said, “Dior, why would Dior want to do business with you? They’re about class and style and you don’t have style.” It was insulting, kind of taking away that one moment. That insult is there.
‘I’ve seen the insults, multiple times actually.’
Asked what Heard would say about Depp’s physical appearance, Dembrowski said she would call him ‘an old, fat man’.
Verbal: Asked if there were occasions where Heard was not nice to Depp, Dembrowski said there was one that ‘really stayed with me’. Pictured: Amber Heard arriving at court on Tuesday