Cassandra Thorburn has sensationally blasted coverage of her new podcast about divorce, accusing New Idea of portraying her as ‘the bitter ex-wife’.
While she often criticises the media, her decision to target New Idea specifically is surprising given that the tabloid magazine produces her podcast.
She lashed out on Instagram on Thursday night, sharing a screenshot of the article that featured the clickbait headline ‘Cass Thorburn: “What I wish I knew then!”‘
Hitting out: Cassandra Thorburn (pictured) has sensationally blasted coverage of her new podcast about divorce, accusing New Idea of portraying her as ‘the bitter ex-wife’
The story itself was a rather bland interview with Cassandra, but the headline teased the possibility of a bombshell revelation about her ex-husband, Karl Stefanovic.
Cassandra captioned her post: ‘My answer to that headline question was, “I’d have taught my ex-husband how to get grass stains out of cricket whites.”
‘My answer wasn’t included here because society has a label for women, “the bitter ex-wife”, and as unacceptable as that is, what is the male equivalent term?
‘Apparently my sense of humour also doesn’t fit the narrative. Thank you to everyone who listened to the podcast and know it isn’t my story. I can’t change the media but I can continue being me.’
Not happy: She lashed out on Instagram on Thursday night, sharing a screenshot of the article that featured the clickbait headline ‘Cass Thorburn: “What I wish I knew then!”‘
Article: The story itself was a rather bland interview with Cassandra, but the headline teased the possibility of a bombshell revelation about her ex-husband, Karl Stefanovic
Hmm! While Cassandra often criticises the media, her decision to target New Idea specifically is surprising given that the tabloid magazine produces her podcast
She has since deleted the post – and while it’s possible she was told to do so by executives at New Idea, Cassandra has denied this.
She told Daily Mail Australia on Friday: ‘I didn’t lash out. I was making a joke about the “if I knew then what I know know” question. I deleted it because I felt like it. Nobody told me to do anything.’
It was confirmed on Monday that Cassandra had signed a deal with Seven West Media to host a podcast series about divorce and separation.
While the podcast is not about her split with Karl specifically, she alludes to their 2016 break-up in the series titled Divorce Story.
‘I deleted it because I felt like it’: She has since deleted the post – and while it’s possible she was told to do so by executives at New Idea, Cassandra has denied this
The former journalist announced the project on Instagram, telling her followers it will consist of ‘informative’ discussions with legal and relationship experts.
Divorce Story: Surviving Separation has been commissioned by New Idea magazine, which is owned by Pacific, Seven West Media’s publishing division.
Seven West Media is the main commercial rival of the Nine Network, Karl’s employer.
Karl and Cassandra, who share three children, Jackson, 20, River, 12, and Ava, 14, separated in 2016.
The Today show host, 45, has since remarried shoe designer Jasmine Yarbrough, with whom he is expecting a baby girl.
Her story: It was confirmed on Monday that Cassandra had signed a deal with Seven West Media to host a podcast series about divorce and separation. While the podcast is not about her split with Karl specifically, she alludes to their 2016 break-up in the series titled Divorce Story. Pictured together on May 1, 2011 in Melbourne
Moving on: The Today show host, 45, has since remarried shoe designer Jasmine Yarbrough (right), with whom he is expecting a baby girl