TROLLS ATTACK AFL STAR’S FAMILY
THE partner of AFL legend Barry Hall says she has become the target of online trolls after her husband’s crude on-air remarks which led to his sacking.
Former Sydney Swans premiership captain Hall was sacked by Triple M on Friday night for his offensive remark about the pregnant wife of ex-St Kilda star Leigh Montagna. Hall and his partner Lauren Brant issued an apology on Saturday afternoon.
However, Brant said she and their son Miller had continued to be attacked.
The former Hi-5 presenter vented her frustration on social media.
“Although it was completely wrong, it was not intended to be a malicious statement ... What I can not accept, is that he as a person is now being held as an example of what is wrong with this country in terms of its attitude towards women. He has lost his job because of it, our son and myself are being attacked (... how is verbally abusing a woman and innocent child an accepted response to someone being accused of being disrespectful to women?) and is getting labelled as something he is not,” she wrote.