Shane Warne’s daughter blasts Channel Nine for “disrespect”
Shane Warne’s daughter has blasted Channel Nine for their disrespectful advertising of a telemovie just six months after the cricketer’s death.
Brooke Warne slammed Channel Nine's announcement of a telemovie about her father as “disrespectful” after his dedication and support for the network.
On September 14, she took to Instagram calling them out writing: “Do any of you have any respect for Dad? Or his family? Who did so much for Channel 9 and now you want to dramatise his life and our families life 6 months after he passed away?
“You are beyond disrespectful.”
The network is advertising the biopic Warnie as a “must-see drama event” that will be aired over two nights.
“This will be the fitting tribute to one of the greatest Australians of all time, the Aussie larrikin who lived and loved large,'' the network wrote about the show.
“Shane Warne was an Aussie legend, a cultural icon, a cricketing genius, a charmer and a rogue. ‘Warnie’ transcended cricket.
“Like all great characters, he inspired extreme reactions from people from all walks of life, in Australia and around the world.”
It is unclear whether or not Channel Nine sought permission from Warnie’s family but it is understood that filming will begin in Melbourne later in the year.
The legendary cricketer, 52, died of natural causes on March 4 in a luxury villa on the Thailand holiday island of Koh Samui.
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