Cassandra Thorburn has accused Karl Stefanovic’s family of abandoning her and the former couple’s children in the wake of their split.
On Wednesday, Cassandra commemorated the two-year anniversary of their split by sitting down for a blistering tell-all interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly.
‘Last year, I declared that Karl really was dead to me, a man I no longer know, but the children still have their father,’ the mother-of-three said.
‘I feel like we’ve been discarded and disposed of’: Cassandra Thorburn has accused Karl Stefanovic ‘s family of abandoning her and the couple’s children in the wake of their split
‘The flip-side of that is I feel like we’re dead to his family and almost anyone from our old life,’ she claimed.
Cassandra went on to allege: ‘There has been practically no contact. I feel like we’ve been discarded and disposed of, replaced by a whole new line-up of starters.’
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Karl for comment.
Split: Karl announced his split from former wife Cassandra, an accomplished journalist and TV producer, in September 2016 after 21 years of marriage
Karl announced his split from former wife Cassandra, an accomplished journalist and TV producer, in September 2016 after 21 years of marriage.
The Channel Nine personality met model-turned-shoe designer Jasmine in December 2016. They became engaged in January 2018.
In April 2017, reports emerged that Karl’s three children Jackson, 17, Ava, 12, and ten-year-old River weren’t in attendance at the wedding of Karl’s brother Peter and Sylvia Jeffreys.
New relationship: The Channel Nine personality met model-turned-shoe designer Jasmine in December 2016. They became engaged in January 2018
At the time, a family friend reportedly spoke The Sydney Morning Herald claiming the children were ‘upset’ to have missed their uncle’s wedding.
The children’s lack of presence appears to be unusual for the Stefanovic family, after both Ava and River were present at their other uncle Tom’s wedding.
The youngsters had served as flower girl and page boy at the event in August 2015, as he married long-term love Jenna Dinicola in Griffith.
No-show? In April 2017, reports emerged that Karl’s three children Jackson, 17, Ava, 12, and ten-year-old River weren’t in attendance at the wedding of Karl’s brother Peter and Sylvia Jeffreys
In March 2018, Karl and Jasmine celebrated their relationship with a commitment ceremony.
An insider told Daily Mail Australia at the time that Karl’s three children did not attend the ceremony but that Ava and River did show up for the celebrations afterwards.
Woman’s Day also reported that Ava and River were confused and upset after finding out about the commitment ceremony just three hours beforehand.
Karl and Cassandra’s eldest child Jackson did not attend and is believed to be estranged from the Today show host.
Commitment ceremony: An insider told Daily Mail Australia at the time that Karl’s three children did not attend Karl and Jasmine’s commitment ceremony in March 2018