Entertainment journalist Peter Ford alleged on Monday that an Uber driver is shopping around audio of an explosive chat between Peter and Karl Stefanovic,
In his sensational claims made on the Kyle & Jackie O show, Ford said a taxi driver had secretly recorded Peter speaking to his brother Karl on loudspeaker while in his vehicle, with the siblings engaging in a bit of ‘b*tching’ and ‘moaning’
However, mystery stills surrounds the infamous recording with the audio not yet published or leaked and speculation lingering that it may not even exist.
Where’s the tape? Mystery still surrounding the secretly recorded Peter and Karl Stefanovic audio that Peter Ford claimed on Monday is being shopped around to the highest bidder
Ford, who purportedly has seen transcripts of the audio, alluded to some of the Stefanovic brother’s frank discussion involving Karl’s Today co-host Georgie Gardner.
It has long been speculated that there is tension between the two veteran TV personalities.
With the audio still yet to emerge, 3AW’s The Rumour Mill hinted on Tuesday that it may have been snapped up by a source with invested interests in its contents.
Suggesting that the recording may not ever see the light of day, the publication quoted an unnamed source who said: ‘The buyer of the tape is someone who is very unlikely to publish it anywhere.’
‘The buyer of the tape is someone who is very unlikely to publish it anywhere’ 3AW’s The Rumour Mill hinted on Tuesday that the audio may not ever see the light of day
While Channel Nine, the Stefanovics or a source close to the brothers may have bought the recording to prevent it getting out, it’s also possible Uber traced the tape’s whereabouts to its driver.
Perhaps fearing bad press for potentially dubious practices of its drivers, it’s not a stretch to believe the ride-share company would be interested in the preventing the audio being made public.
Meanwhile, speculation is mounting that many of the big-name Australian media companies have not been offered the chance to buy the tape – despite Ford’s claims that it is being shopped around to the highest bidder.
This has caused some speculation from high-placed insiders as to whether the recording even exists.
Who bought it? The tape supposedly contains discussion of Karl’s Today co-host Georgie Gardner (right) but it has yet to be published
On the KIIS FM radio on Monday, Ford cryptically said of the secretly recorded conversation: ‘ Some of it would be embarrassing if it got out, but I think most fair-minded people would go, “Aah, there but by the grace of God”,’
Before his appearance on Kyle and Jackie O, Ford appeared to reference the taxi driver’s recording on Twitter, writing that Karl may have an ‘urgent issue to deal with’.
Referencing Ford’s tweet, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson asked: ‘So when you said it could destroy a TV partnership, do you mean the network or someone on the show?
‘ Look, there was a bit of b**ching and a bit of venting’ Speaking to KIIS FM’s Kyle Sandilands (left) and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson (right), Peter Ford said the audio contained ‘frank’ discussions
‘Obviously I was talking about Georgie Gardner. I don’t know that it would destroy it, but it certainly would cause…’ he replied, before Kyle Sandilands jumped in.
Kyle asked what specifically was said between the Stefanovic brothers about Georgie, who joined Karl on the Today show earlier this year.
‘I just spent three minutes explaining I can’t tell you. Look, there was a bit of b**ching and a bit of venting,’ Ford replied.
Ford then proceeded to explain the backstory behind the secretly recorded phone conversation.
Mystery: While it is claimed Peter made a late-night phone call, the full conversation has not yet been released
‘A TV celebrity, late at night, gets into a cab’s backseat. He decides to make a phone call, puts that phone call on speakerphone and rings someone he’s related to, his brother,’ he began.
‘And they have a good session, they have a very frank and full conversation, and they cover lots of territory, and they talk about lots of people.
A spokesperson for Channel Nine told Daily Mail Australia on Monday: ‘We think it is pretty low to record a conversation without them knowing.
‘We are not commenting on the story and of course it is illegal to report on a taped conversation that people don’t know about.’
Trouble in paradise? If published, the recording could potentially cause problems for Nine