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    Channel 7 star Andrew O’Keefe arrested in Sydney, faces domestic violence charge

    The game show host and former White Ribbon chairman was arrested overnight in Sydney, and charged over an alleged domestic assault.

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    TV star Andrew O'Keefe has been charged with domestic violence. Picture: Tim Hunter.Source:News Corp Australia

    TV presenter and game show host Andrew O’Keefe has been charged by police over an alleged domestic assault on his partner in Sydney’s east overnight.

    Mr O’Keefe, 49, is due to face Waverley Local Court on Thursday after being arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning.

    Police will allege the former Weekend Sunrise and current The Chase host assaulted his rumoured partner and Sydney-based doctor Orly Lavee at an apartment in Randwick just before 1am.


    Andrew O'Keefe as host of The Chase. Picture: Channel 7Source:Channel 7

    He was arrested on a nearby street at about 3.30am before being taken to Maroubra police station and charged with common assault.

    Police granted the performer bail on the condition he not contact or approach Dr Lavee unless through a lawyer.

    Mr O’Keefe and Seven West Media have been contacted for comment.

    An interim apprehended violence order has also been granted on behalf of Dr Lavee, 41, which will be heard in court on Thursday alongside the assault charge.

    Under the terms of the court order made on Sunday, the performer is not to contact, threaten, assault or intimidate his partner or go to her house.

    NSW Police said in a statement on Sunday: “Just before 1am, officers from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command attended a Randwick unit, after reports a 41-year-old woman had allegedly been assaulted in a domestic violence related incident.

    “Following inquiries, police arrested a 49-year-old man nearby about 3.30am.

    “He was taken to Maroubra police station where he was charged with common assault (DV) and granted conditional bail to appear at Waverley Local Court on Thursday 4 February 2021.”


    The 49-year-old performer is due to face court this week. Picture: Tim Hunter.Source:News Corp Australia

    Mr O’Keefe, a former lawyer and son of ex-NSW Supreme Court Justice Barry O’Keefe, was one of the founding members of domestic violence charity the White Ribbon Foundation.

    He served as its chairman in 2017. The organisation went into liquidation in 2019.

    The former Deal or No Deal presenter was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2017 for his service to television and charity work.

    Andrew O'Keefe. Picture: Joel Carrett/AAP

    Andrew O'Keefe. Picture: Joel Carrett/AAPSource:AAP

    Mr O’Keefe split from his ex-wife Eleanor that year, admitting on Sunrise that his life felt “meaningless” after separating with the mother of his three children.

    The sometimes stage actor was recently been pictured with Dr Lavee, with snaps from September appearing to show them wearing wedding bands, sparking rumours they had been married in secret.

 
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