Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn continues her war of words with the Today host

Their divorce may be settled, but there is no sign of a ceasefire between Today host Karl Stefanovic and his ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn.

Not content with airing her family’s dirty laundry in The Australian Women’s Weekly  this month, the 47-year-old mother-of-three is also throwing shade on Instagram.

In a recent social media post promoting her new children’s book Leo Lion’s Big Bed!, Cassandra appeared to take a swipe at her former husband. 

The break-up from hell: Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn has continued her war of words with the embattled Channel Nine star in a scathing Instagram post. Pictured: Karl and Cassandra at the Logie Awards on May 1, 2011 in Melbourne

‘Exciting times… out soon! Stayed tuned,’ read the caption. ‘Profits [from the book] going to an organisation that helps to ensure children are prioritised in divorce.’

The reference to ‘prioritising’ children after a marriage split will cut deep for Karl, 44.

The Channel Nine star has recently been forced to defend himself against claims that his three children – Jackson, 18, Ava, 13, and 11-year-old River – are being neglected by his side of the family.

'Profits going to an organisation that helps to ensure children are prioritised in divorce': In an Instagram post promoting her new children's book Leo Lion's Big Bed!, Cassandra appeared to take a swipe at her former husband

‘Profits going to an organisation that helps to ensure children are prioritised in divorce’: In an Instagram post promoting her new children’s book Leo Lion’s Big Bed!, Cassandra appeared to take a swipe at her former husband

Bitter split: The reference to 'prioritising' children after a marriage split will cut deep for Karl (pictured on the Today show). In recent weeks, he has been forced to defend himself against claims that his children - Jackson, 18, Ava, 13, and 11-year-old River - are being neglected by his side of the family

Bitter split: The reference to 'prioritising' children after a marriage split will cut deep for Karl. In recent weeks, he has been forced to defend himself against claims that his children - Jackson, 18, Ava, 13, and 11-year-old River - are being neglected by his side of the family. Pictured: Cassandra in Sydney

Bitter split: The reference to ‘prioritising’ children after a marriage split will cut deep for Karl. In recent weeks, he has been forced to defend himself against claims that his children – Jackson, 18, Ava, 13, and 11-year-old River – are being neglected by his side of the family. Pictured left: Karl on the Today show, and right: Cassandra in Sydney

On Saturday, Karl told The Daily Telegraph: ‘First and foremost, I’m a dad… and I’m not going anywhere. I love my kids. They know that. And that’s what matters.

‘I don’t want my silence, or the fact that my children aren’t visibly front and centre with me for everyone to see, to be misinterpreted as absence. That couldn’t be further from the truth.’ 

The breakfast TV presenter said that he didn’t want to publicly make a statement about his children but felt compelled to after Cassandra claimed his family had ‘discarded’ their three children.

Still present: On Saturday, Karl told The Daily Telegraph: 'First and foremost, I'm a dad... and I'm not going anywhere. I love my kids. They know that. And that's what matters'

Still present: On Saturday, Karl told The Daily Telegraph: ‘First and foremost, I’m a dad… and I’m not going anywhere. I love my kids. They know that. And that’s what matters’

Karl’s response came after Cassandra commemorated the two-year anniversary of their split by sitting down for a blistering tell-all interview with AWW on Thursday.

‘Last year, I declared that Karl really was dead to me, a man I no longer know, but the children still have their father,’ she said.

‘The flip-side of that is I feel like we’re dead to his family and almost anyone from our old life. 

‘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.’

Dirty laundry: Karl's response came after Cassandra commemorated the two-year anniversary of their split by sitting down for a blistering tell-all interview with The Australian Women's Weekly on Thursday. This month's cover pictured

Dirty laundry: Karl’s response came after Cassandra commemorated the two-year anniversary of their split by sitting down for a blistering tell-all interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly on Thursday. This month’s cover pictured

After the AWW article was published online, a Stefanovic family spokesperson issued a statement to The Fix refuting Cassandra’s claims.

‘We are disappointed Cass would claim such inflammatory suggestions that we have alienated Karl’s children from our family,’ the statement read.

‘Nothing could be further from the truth. Karl regularly co-parents his children and has his loving family around them.

‘We refuse to keep a running dialogue of the children… Family is often compromised when parents go through a painful divorce and we do our best to continue our love and support for the children.’

Bombshell claims: 'There has been practically no contact [from Karl's family following their split]. I feel like we've been discarded and disposed of, replaced by a whole new line-up of starters,' Cass told AWW this month. Pictured on October 4, 2017 in Sydney

Bombshell claims: ‘There has been practically no contact [from Karl’s family following their split]. I feel like we’ve been discarded and disposed of, replaced by a whole new line-up of starters,’ Cass told AWW this month. Pictured on October 4, 2017 in Sydney

'Karl regularly co-parents his children and has his loving family around them': After the AWW article was published online, a Stefanovic family spokesperson issued a statement to The Fix refuting Cassandra's claims. Pictured: Karl on the Today show

‘Karl regularly co-parents his children and has his loving family around them’: After the AWW article was published online, a Stefanovic family spokesperson issued a statement to The Fix refuting Cassandra’s claims. Pictured: Karl on the Today show

Karl announced his split with Cassandra, an accomplished journalist and TV producer, in September 2016 after 21 years of marriage.

Months later, he met ambitious fashion designer Jasmine Yarbrough, 34, and they became engaged in January 2018 after a whirlwind romance.

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.

Replaced: Karl announced his split with Cassandra in September 2016 after 21 years of marriage. Months later, he met ambitious fashion designer Jasmine Yarbrough (right) and they became engaged in January 2018. Pictured on November 15, 2017 in Sydney

Replaced: Karl announced his split with Cassandra in September 2016 after 21 years of marriage. Months later, he met ambitious fashion designer Jasmine Yarbrough (right) and they became engaged in January 2018. Pictured on November 15, 2017 in Sydney



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