Karl Stefanovic has remained decidedly tight-lipped about rumours he may be facing the sack from the Today show, but this morning, he appeared to make a subtle reference to the speculation.
Reports suggesting he was under threat of being replaced due to an ‘image problem’ emerged three days ago, and this morning on the Today show, the 44-year-old seemed to take aim at media publications for perpetuating the rumour.
During the sports segment, reporter Tim Gilbert criticised a Fairfax article about the Burgess brothers skipping the Dally M Awards after backlash from the NRL nude video scandal, calling it “garbage” and suggesting journalists “make things up”.
But it was Karl’s response that got people talking.
“I think you’ve just got to ignore it,” he said, to which Tim chuckled, “Do you?”
In the video below, Karl can be seen laughing as he replied: “It’s upsetting. It’s upsetting to have stuff written about you, isn’t it?”
The sacking rumours came to light in an article published in the Sunday Confidential, which quoted insiders suggesting Stefanovic’s tenure at the Channel Nine breakfast program would come to an end in the New Year.
The article was published amid constant rumours of tension with his co-host Georgie Gardner, which were made even more controversial after a very public Uber conversation earlier this year, as well as the spotlight on his divorce from Cassandra Thorburn.
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