Bernard Tomic has derailed an interview about claims his entourage spiked a woman’s drink by bragging about making millions on I’m a Celebrity.
The tennis bad boy broke his silence while partying at Surfers Paradise nightclub Sin City with his girlfriend Emma Blake-Hahnel on Wednesday night.
When quizzed about the police investigation into the spiking allegations, he claimed there were 20 people in his booth, most of whom he didn’t know.
Bernard Tomic has derailed an interview about claims his entourage spiked a woman’s drink by bragging about making millions on I’m a Celebrity (pictured is Paige McCarthy)
Bernard Tomic (pictured in 2013) was reportedly with a group of friends inside Surfers Paradise club The Bedroom Lounge on Sunday night when the 21-year-old girl was found unconscious in the bathroom and rushed to hospital
The tennis bad boy (pictured) broke his silence while partying at Surfers Paradise nightclub Sin City with his girlfriend Emma Blake-Hahnel on Wednesday night
‘I just made a million dollars for four days on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here,’ he told The Gold Coast Bulletin.
‘I just bought another house. I’m buying everything on the Gold Coast.’
Tomic threatened to sue the media if inaccuracies are published, and insisted on sticking to a statement by the nightclub The Bedroom Lounge.
Bar staff at Sin City said Tomic never causes trouble and keeps to himself in his VIP booth.
‘He’s an alright kid, he’s a bit socially awkward but he’s had a hard and different upbringing, that’s all it is,’ the staff member said.
Paige McCarthy, 21, was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious in the bathroom of The Bedroom Lounge on Sunday night.
The mother of Paige McCarthy (pictured), 21, has claimed one of Bernard Tomic’s ‘mates’ spiked her daughter’s drink while she was partying with the tennis bad boy and his entourage. Tomic says many of the people in his booth that night were unknown to him
Paige McCarthy’s mother Lee claimed in a Facebook post that she was partying with Tomic and his entourage at the time and ‘his mate did it’. Tomic says many of the people in his booth that night were unknown to him
Her mother Lee claimed in a Facebook post that she was partying with Tomic and his entourage at the time and ‘his mate did it.’ Tomic says many of the people in his booth that night were unknown to him.
She wrote: ‘WARNING: watch out for drink spiking. My daughter was drugged at a nightclub. She was with Bernard Tomic, his mate did it.’
Tomic’s girlfriend’s sister, Laura Blake-Hahnel, commented on the post saying ‘OMG I am mortified’.
Talking about the night her daughter’s drink was allegedly spiked, Mrs McCarthy told The Courier-Mail: ‘She was virtually paralysed and spent the night in hospital.’
‘She was very sick. She is really shaken but OK. The police are taking it very seriously.’
There is no suggestion 25-year-old Tomic was involved.
‘She was virtually paralysed and spent the night in hospital’: Ms McCarthy’s (pictured) allegations are being investigated by Queensland Police
A spokesman for the club (pictured inside) said CCTV footage showed no sign of Ms McCarthy’s drink being spiked but that staff were helping police with their inquiries
A spokesman for the club said CCTV footage showed no sign of Ms McCarthy’s drink being spiked but that staff were helping police with their inquiries.
He said: ‘We’re aware of the alleged incident and are very concerned by the seriousness of it.
‘Since Sunday, staff have thoroughly reviewed the CCTV footage which tracks the patron (Ms McCarthy) throughout the night.
‘Our review of her movements revealed no indication of drink-spiking by any third party in the venue.’
Queensland Police told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Police have received a complaint of an alleged drink spiking incident at Surfers Paradise on March 4, 2018. The matter is under investigation.
Tomic’s girlfriend’s sister, Laura Blake-Hahnel, commented on the post saying ‘OMG I am mortified’
Tomic – now ranked 143 with around US$5million in prize money – recently left I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here after only three days in the South African jungle
‘The Queensland Police Service does not identify individuals and will not be releasing any further information as the matter is ongoing.’
Tomic, who was once world number 17 and reached the Wimbledon quarter finals in 2011, has been tarnished by several controversies throughout his career.
He infamously lashed out after crashing out of the Australian Open in the first round.
‘I just count money, that’s all I do. I count my millions,’ he sarcastically told reporters.
‘You go do what I did (on court). Bye bye.’
Tomic – now ranked 143 with around US$5million in prize money – recently left I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here after only three days in the South African jungle.
He claimed he ‘would have been in the top three in the world’ if he played ten years earlier and said he suffered a ‘professional burnout’.
There is no suggestion 25-year-old Tomic (pictured, left, with his girlfriend) was involved