Sunrise host David Koch tells his side of what REALLY happened with Martha at the Logies

Martha Kalifatidis’ feud with the Sunrise breakfast team shows no sign of slowing down, after the breakfast TV hosts claimed the MAFS star had elbowed David Koch in the ribs at the Logies over the weekend. 

After Martha denied the incident and branded Koch and his colleagues Sam Armytage, Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta ‘bullies’. However, Koch has hit back, saying he will not apologise to the reality star because it did happen. 

When approached for comment outside the Sunrise studio in Sydney’s Martin Place on Wednesday, Koch told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Maybe I put myself in a dangerous position between her and a photographer… and for that I apologise.’ 

The feud continues! David Koch has refused to apologise after claiming that MAFS star Martha Kalifatidis (right) 'elbowed' him at the Logie Awards. Pictured with her boyfriend Michael Brunelli

The feud continues! David Koch (left) has refused to apologise after claiming that MAFS star Martha Kalifatidis (right, with boyfriend Michael Brunelli) ‘elbowed’ him at the Logie Awards

‘I’ve said all I need to say on Martha, we did on air,’ he added. 

While some pictures appeared to show Koch nowhere near Martha on the red carpet on Sunday night when the incident is said to have unfolded, the father-of-four insisted: ‘I was there, you can see it.’

He then refused to reveal the ‘bruise’ on his chest that he had claimed Martha gave him during the elbowing incident.  

Sports reporter Mark Beretta, who also mocked Martha during Monday’s episode of Sunrise, laughed off the feud as well, saying he has no plans to apologise either. 

Newsreader Natalie Barr refused to answer Daily Mail Australia’s questions, while Samantha remained inside Seven’s headquarters. 

Joke: Sunrise's sports reporter Mark Beretta (pictured) laughed off the feud, saying that he also has no plans to apologise to Martha

Joke: Sunrise’s sports reporter Mark Beretta (pictured) laughed off the feud, saying that he also has no plans to apologise to Martha

No comment: Natalie Barr (pictured) refused to answer Daily Mail Australia's questions

No comment: Natalie Barr (pictured) refused to answer Daily Mail Australia’s questions

Ouch! On Monday, Kochie and his Sunrise co-hosts (pictured from left: Sam Armytage, Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta) claimed Martha had 'elbowed' him while trying to get to the media wall

Ouch! On Monday, Kochie and his Sunrise co-hosts (pictured from left: Sam Armytage, Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta) claimed Martha had ‘elbowed’ him while trying to get to the media wall

On Monday, Koch revealed on air how Martha had supposedly ‘elbowed him in the ribs’ as she desperately tried to get photographed on the Logies red carpet. 

‘I’ve still got bruises in the ribs from the Married At First Sight woman who elbowed me on the way through on the red carpet!’ he said. 

‘The one with the dark hair? She was fierce,’ responded Natalie.

Sam then added: ‘Someone is saying Martha in my ear? I could not pick her out of a lineup, but my god she got you in the ribs.’

‘Do not get between Martha and the camera,’ Mark joked, prompting Sam to say: ‘Especially when you’ve only got 15 minutes of fame!’

Cruel taunts: Sam (second from left) ridiculed Martha on air the morning after the Logies, saying: 'I could not pick her out of a lineup!'

Cruel taunts: Sam (second from left) ridiculed Martha on air the morning after the Logies, saying: ‘I could not pick her out of a lineup!’

Meanwhile, red carpet pictures from the Logies show Martha and her boyfriend Michael Brunelli waiting patiently for their allocated time on the media wall.

However, in photos taken by Daily Mail Australia, Koch appears to be nowhere in sight. 

An onlooker told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Martha and Michael were two of the last people to arrive and spent over 10 minutes waiting to be photographed.

‘After walking the length of the red carpet, past all of the journalists, they stood to one side until all of the other celebrities had posed and gone inside.

‘When they then headed onto the platform in front of the photographers for their turn, there was nobody else around. Kochie wasn’t there, and he certainly wasn’t within “elbowing” distance.’

Hmm! Despite photos appearing to show Kochie nowhere near Martha (circled, with boyfriend Michael) when the incident is said to have occurred, David said: 'I was there, you can see it'

Hmm! Despite photos appearing to show Kochie nowhere near Martha (circled, with boyfriend Michael) when the incident is said to have occurred, David said: ‘I was there, you can see it’

Nobody to elbow here! The MAFS couple were the last two people to be photographed on the red carpet, with Kochie appearing to be nowhere in sight as the media packed up their equipment

Nobody to elbow here! The MAFS couple were the last two people to be photographed on the red carpet, with Kochie appearing to be nowhere in sight as the media packed up their equipment

Did Martha REALLY ‘elbow’ Kochie in the ribs on the Logies red carpet?

Sunday PM: The incident reportedly occurs as stars arrived on the red carpet

Morning AM: David Koch tells his Sunrise co-stars he is ‘bruised’ following the ‘clash’, with Sam Armytage and Mark Beretta mocking Martha

Monday PM: Martha calls the Sunrise hosts ‘bullies’, saying there may have been an ‘accidental bump’ but she doesn’t recall even seeing David

Tuesday AM: Sam and David reignite the feud on Sunrise, taking a not-so-subtle swipe at Martha’s response by joking about the word ‘bully’

Tuesday AM: Daily Mail Australia’s new photos appear to show that Kochie was nowhere near Martha as she waited to be photographed at the Logies

Tuesday PM: Martha’s boyfriend Michael calls the Sunrise team ‘arrogant’

Wednesday AM: Kochie and the Sunrise team refuse to apologise to Martha and insist the incident did happen while talking to Daily Mail Australia 

In a YouTube video on Monday night, Martha claimed she had no recollection of bumping into Kochie, and slammed the Sunrise hosts for ‘bullying’ her on television.

Addressing Sam’s various insults, she said: ‘Sam continued to make fun of me, a woman in the industry that I’m meant to look up to.

‘Sam, you have single-handedly incited online hate towards me. Just when I had built myself back up after the tumultuous time on MAFS, you brought it crashing down.’

She continued: ‘Kochie, you are a father, yet you felt it necessary to shame me on TV. You felt it was okay to criticise me, call me short and turn what may have been an accidental bump on the arm into something scandalous. You’re the bullies!’

Defiant: In a YouTube video uploaded on Monday night, Martha said she had no recollection of bumping into Kochie and accused the Sunrise presenters of 'bullying her' on television

Defiant: In a YouTube video uploaded on Monday night, Martha said she had no recollection of bumping into Kochie and accused the Sunrise presenters of ‘bullying her’ on television

'Sam, you have single-handedly incited online hate towards me': Martha called out Sam for her remarks on Monday's episode of Sunrise. Pictured at the Logie Awards

‘Sam, you have single-handedly incited online hate towards me’: Martha called out Sam for her remarks on Monday’s episode of Sunrise. Pictured at the Logie Awards

The saga continued on Tuesday’s Sunrise, with Sam and Kochie poking fun at Martha’s YouTube video during a segment about the horror film It Chapter Two.

In a not-so-subtle swipe, Sam jokingly grabbed Kochie’s arm in an attempt to spook him, and he replied by saying: ‘Careful, that’s bullying me! I’m older. I’m an old man!’

‘Don’t muck around with that word!’ Sam responded with a knowing smile.

 

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