TV presenter Ryan Phelan is charged with allegedly assaulting his ballet teacher girlfriend at their $2.16million home - just days after his afternoon news show got the axe
- Phelan allegedly assaulted Chelsea Franklin at their Sydney home on Saturday
- The 45-year-old, who has been dating Ms Franklin since 2018, was granted bail
- Phelan's Channel 7 program The Daily Edition announced it was being axed
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Channel Seven presenter Ryan Phelan has been charged over an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend Chelsea Franklin.
On Tuesday morning, Sunrise newsreader Natalie Barr confirmed he would not be returning to air following the alleged incident, which police believe occurred in his $2.16 million Frenchs Forest home on Saturday night.
Phelan, 45, allegedly assaulted the 44-year-old ballet teacher, who he has been dating since April 2018, at their newly-bought home in Sydney's northern beaches.
He presented himself at Manly Police Station just after 8pm on Monday and was interviewed by detectives.
He was later charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and was granted bail to appear before a court on June 30.
Ms Barr said 'the network was unaware of the incident until notified last night,' before adding: 'Ryan Phelan won't be returning to Seven.'
Phelan hosted afternoon entertainment program The Daily Edition, which will air its final episode this Friday after it was axed this week. Phelan will not appear in any future episodes.
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Phelan, 45, allegedly assaulted his girlfriend Chelsea Franklin on Saturday night at their $2.16 million home in Frenchs Forest, in Sydney's northern beaches
Earlier this year, Phelan and Ms Franklin purchased their lavish Frenchs Forest home
Chelsea Franklin (pictured) leaves Ryan Phelan's house in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV on Tuesday morning
NSW Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia a 45-year-old man had been charged.
'On Saturday 20 June 2020 a 44-year-old woman attended Frenchs Forest Police station to report an alleged domestic violence incident that occurred at her home in Frenchs Forest,' they said in a statement.
Police first began investigating the matter on Monday before arresting the 45-year-old later that evening.
He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, as well as common assault.
The alleged incident comes just days after Phelan's Channel 7 program The Daily Edition was axed after seven years on air.
The final episode will air on Friday.
A spokesman for Channel 7 said the show would continue running as planned this week, but that Phelan would not feature.
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On Tuesday morning, Sunrise newsreader Natalie Barr confirmed he would not be returning to air following the alleged incident
Phelan previously enjoyed a whirlwind two-month romance with former escort Samantha X (right)
Chelsea Franklin (pictured) leaves the home she shares with Ryan Phelan in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV on Tuesday morning
Seven Director of News and Public Affairs Craig McPherson said in a statement: 'The Daily Edition found its way onto the TV landscape seven years ago and has performed exceptionally over that time.
'Sadly though, the economics of today and associated cost pressures across the entire industry has led to this decision.
'I want to thank co-hosts Sally Obermeder and Ryan Phelan and the talented production team for all their efforts.'
Earlier this year Phelan and Ms Franklin purchased their lavish Frenchs Forest home after being outbid for several other properties.
'We BOUGHT a house! Blessed beyond measure,' Ms Franklin wrote on social media at the time.
Before starting a relationship with Ms Franklin in April 2018, Phelan has had a string of troubled romances.
The TV presenter married his childhood sweetheart at the age of 18 when he was an aspiring journalist and the pair welcomed two children.
The pair divorced eight years later.
Pictured: The $2.16million home Ryan Phelan and Chelsea Franklin shared together in Frenchs Forest
Earlier this year Phelan and Ms Franklin purchased their lavish Frenchs Forest home (living room pictured)
The pair spent 2.16 million on the home (kitchen pictured) after being outbid for several other properties
He was briefly engaged to widow Trisha Broadbridge, whose AFL star husband Troy died in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand.
The pair called off their engagement in 2006 a month before he was due to move the United States for a role with ESPN, which eventually fell through.
He fell in love again in 2015 and remarried, but the pair quietly split after two years together.
In 2005 he was named the Cleo Bachelor of the Year.
'I married young but I am very grateful for that because it has sort of put me where I am with my career and where I am with my life,' Phelan told Cleo at the time.
'I have just been in relationships my whole life. I think I need to allow myself a little time just to enjoy life.'
He told the now-defunct magazine his children, who are now aged 26 and 24, were the 'light of his life' and the main reason he had struggled to find lasting love.
He hit the headlines again in 2018 after enjoying a whirlwind two-month romance with former escort Samantha X, before starting a relationship with Ms Franklin in April 2018.
The pair attended a number of public events together, including Derby Day and Stakes Day, before making it official on Instagram with a series of loving snaps.
The alleged incident comes just says after Phelan's Channel 7 program The Daily Edition announced it was being axed. Pictured with co-host Sally Obermeder
