https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/yumi-stynes-cancel-studio-10-appearance-not-my-problem/news-story/630554e40289b4e0e82ced293361dbf7Yumi Stynes cancels Studio 10 appearance after racism row
Studio 10’s racism row took an ugly turn this morning as protesters gathered outside Ten’s Sydney headquarters and panellist Yumi Stynes cancelled her planned appearance on the show.
Stynes decided not to appear on Studio 10 today after her bitter clash with veteran presenter Kerri-Anne Kennerley during yesterday’s show.
Kennerley blasted Stynes for her “unprofessionalism” for failing to turn up, but later in the morning Stynes appeared on the Kyle and Jackie O radio show, calling Kennerley a “cockroach”.
The exchange between Kennerley and Stynes occurred as an angry group of sign-wielding protesters congregated outside the Ten studios calling for Kennerley to apologise.
One of the signs was emblazoned with the words “Kerry Anne KKKennerley”.
Stynes has copped an angry backlash too, recieving disgusting death threats from social media trolls.
“Fun times,” she captioned a photo, showing an anonymous troll telling her to “promptly kill your self.”
Studio 10 meanwhile tried to hose down the racism row by enlisting two prominent Indigenous community leaders to debate in a segment that also quickly became heated.
Yesterday’s row began when the panel was discussing the weekend’s “Invasion Day” protests, in which thousands of Australians took to the street to call for changing the date of Australia Day.
Kennerley asked whether any of the protesters had “been out to the Outback, where children, babies, five-year-olds are being raped? Their mothers are being raped, their sisters are being raped. What have you done?”
Stynes said her statements were “not even faintly true” and sounded “quite racist”.
“Keep going then, because every time you open your mouth you’re sounding racist,” said Stynes.
