'Who needs three weddings in a year?' Cassandra Thorburn reportedly 'goes on a furious rant' about ex-husband Karl Stefanovic after his nuptials to Jasmine Yarbrough... as she brands Today host a 'narcissist' and 'fake'
Cassandra Thorburn reportedly went on a furious rant about her ex-husband Karl Stefanovic after his wedding to Jasmine Yarbrough on Saturday.
The mother-of-three - who split from the Today host in 2016 after 21 years of marriage - branded him a 'narcissist' and 'fake', according to New Idea this week.
Cassandra denied the claims on Monday, however, telling Daily Mail Australia in a statement: 'There was no interview or rant'.
'Who needs three weddings in a year?' Cassandra Thorburn reportedly 'went on a furious rant' about ex-husband Karl Stefanovic after his nuptials to Jasmine Yarbrough. Right: Cassandra arriving at Sydney Airport on Sunday. Left: Karl and Jasmine on their wedding day in Mexico
The magazine claimed that as the former journalist, 47, jetted into Sydney Airport on Sunday following a trip to Melbourne, she reportedly criticised Karl's wedding.
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'He's thrown three weddings for goodness sake. Who needs three weddings in a year? Give us a break,' Cassandra was quoted as telling a reporter.
'Three weddings and a funeral. We had a funeral and it was my dad's.'
Letting off steam? New Idea claimed that as the former journalist, 47, jetted into Sydney Airport on Sunday following a trip to Melbourne, she reportedly criticised Karl's wedding
History: Cassandra split from the Channel Nine host in 2016 after 21 years of marriage. Pictured at the University of Sydney on October 16, 2008 in Sydney
Cassandra's funeral reference concerned the death of her father, journalist Max Thorburn, who lost his battle with cancer in October.
She reportedly then said: 'I've done a lot of reading about narcissism... Everything he says is about this fake person who lives in this fake castle, it's not real.'
In February this year, Karl and Jasmine announced their engagement. The following month, they held a commitment ceremony in Sydney's Palm Beach.
The Channel Nine star previously told Stellar magazine: 'When Jasmine came into my life, I had no thoughts of new love or the future, but we are happy and grateful we found each other.'
Bold claim: The magazine went on to quote Cassandra as claiming Karl once referred to himself as 'the best journalist in Australia, quite possibly the world'. Pictured: Karl and his Today co-anchor Georgie Gardner
New Idea also claimed Cassandra took umbrage with Karl's famous 'sexism experiment' in 2014, which saw the Channel Nine star wear the same suit for a year to demonstrate how men aren't scrutinised for their appearance like women are.
'[People] just believed it because he said it,' she fumed before also asking: 'Does the country really believe he wore the same suit every day for a year?'
The magazine went on to quote Cassandra as saying Karl once referred to himself as 'the best journalist in Australia, quite possibly the world' and that he has 'a lot to hide'.
Engagement: In February, Karl and Jasmine announced their engagement. The following month, they held a commitment ceremony in Sydney's Palm Beach
While Karl tied the knot with Jasmine over the weekend, Cassandra was surrounded by supportive friends in Melbourne.
The three children she shares with Karl - Jackson, 19, Ava, 13, River, 12 - are all believed to have travelled to Mexico for the wedding.
Cassandra shared a cryptic Instagram post around the time the first wedding photos of Karl and Jasmine surfaced online.
She posted an image of The Handmaid's Tale book cover, describing the dystopian novel as 'an emotional roller-coaster' and claiming she identified with its themes.
Different worlds: While Karl tied the knot with Jasmine over the weekend, Cassandra was surrounded by supportive friends in Melbourne. Pictured: Karl and Jasmine in March 2018
'A good book for my journey. An excellent TV series that is an emotional roller coaster for women. Well worth watching!' she wrote in the caption.
The Handmaid's Tale follows the life of June Osborne, who is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship in a dystopian future.
On Thursday, a few days before Karl's wedding, Cassandra was spotted at Sydney Airport boarding a flight to Melbourne.
Hmm! Cassandra shared a cryptic Instagram post around the time the first wedding photos of Karl and Jasmine surfaced online. She posted this image of The Handmaid's Tale, describing the dystopian novel as 'an emotional roller-coaster' and claiming she identified with its themes
She appeared strained and was wearing a longsleeve T-shirt with the word 'NEVER' emblazoned across the front.
It is unclear if this was a reference to her ex-husband.
Earlier this week, Cass told Daily Mail Australia that she was fed up with being portrayed as a 'bitter ex-wife' in the media.
Blissfully unaware? Karl has not publicly responded to New Idea's claims about Cassandra's supposed 'rant'. He is pictured kissing Jasmine Yarbrough on their wedding day
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