Man charged over alleged street fight with NRL presenter Paul Kent

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A antheral has been charged implicit his engagement successful an alleged thoroughfare combat with rugby league writer Paul Kent extracurricular a fashionable interior westbound edifice connected Saturday night.

Kent, who is simply a salient Daily Telegraph writer and Fox Sports presenter, was stood down from his roles aft footage emerged of him successful an altercation extracurricular Totti’s Rozelle.

Paul Kent, left. appeared successful societal media videos of a thoroughfare combat successful Rozelle.

A connection from a spokesperson speaking connected behalf of some organisations said Kent “had been stood down pending an contiguous investigation”.

Kent was cleared of home unit charges against his ex-partner successful December past year.

In a statement, NSW Police said it is investigating aft a verbal statement betwixt 2 men allegedly turned into a carnal altercation.

About 6.45pm connected Sunday a 35-year-old antheral walked into Balmain constabulary presumption wherever helium was arrested and taken to Newtown constabulary station.

He was charged with affray and granted conditional bail, to look earlier the Downing Centre Local Court connected June 7.

Police are continuing to analyse the incident.

In the video posted to X, Kent tin beryllium seen trading insults with the 35-year-old antheral earlier the brace prosecute successful a scuffle. The antheral appears to motorboat Kent into a adjacent histrion with video showing the writer taking a tumble into the street, head-first.

Kent had returned to his NRL 360 hosting gig successful March aft being off-air for 9 months portion helium faced home unit charges. Kent was accused of attacking his 33-year-old ex-partner astatine his Lilyfield location successful May past year.

He was recovered not blameworthy of communal assault, choking a idiosyncratic without consent and battle occasioning bodily harm, aft magistrate Daniel Reiss said helium could not trust connected the complainant’s mentation of events.

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