Australian Channel Nine refuses to publicly support star presenter Karl Stefanovic over drug comments

CHANNEL NINE has refused to publicly support or defend their star presenter Karl Stefanovic over controversial comments he made about drug use.

The Today presenter was quoted in Sunday magazines nationally saying he had smoked marijuana in the past and thought occasional cannabis use was “just great fun”.

“Look, I’ve never had a drama with people smoking marijuana. I’ve never seen a violent person on weed. Obviously the jury’s still out on the long-term medical effects of it, but a joint with friends, I’ve always thought, is just great fun. We do stupid things as adults, but I’ve never thought of that as one of them,” he said in an interview with The Sunday Mail.

Nine Network representatives refused to comment on Stefanovic’s revelation.

Representatives of WIN, the regional affiliate of Nine where Stefanovic admitted to first trying cannabis, did not respond to questions.

One expert said Stefanovic was only saying what many...

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