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Lara Worthington appeared to flash a knowing smile on Friday as she stepped out in Sydney, two days after video leaked of her ex-fiancé Michael Clarke in a fiery fight with his new girlfriend Jade Yarbrough.
The 35-year-old beauty model and businesswoman, who now lives in the United States with her husband, Hollywood actor Sam Worthington, was photographed discreetly leaving her hotel and being led to a waiting car.
She kept her head down, but could be seen briefly smiling as she got into the car as a hotel staff member opened the door for her.
Lara Worthington appeared to flash a knowing smile on Friday as she stepped out in Sydney, two days after video leaked of her ex-fiancé Michael Clarke in a fiery fight with his new girlfriend Jade Yarbrough.
It looked effortlessly chic with a vintage leather jacket and accessorized with a pair of futuristic black sunglasses.
Her short blonde hair was styled in a wet look and her makeup palette was minimal.
Clarke’s engagement to Worthington, then known by her maiden name Lara Bingle, fell apart in 2010 amid rumors that her $200,000 diamond ring ended up flushed down the toilet at their Bondi home.
While she has rarely spoken about her relationship since the split, she may have been quietly enjoying some of the outrageous headlines about her ex, as she herself was the subject of many salacious tabloid articles in the 2000s.
The former couple began dating in 2007, after meeting on the set of Channel Nine’s now-defunct reality show Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice.
In March of the following year they became engaged during a romantic trip to New York.
The model and beauty businesswoman, who now lives in the United States with her husband, Hollywood actor Sam Worthington, was photographed discreetly leaving her hotel and being led to a waiting car.
She kept her head down, but could be seen briefly smiling as she got into the car as a hotel staff member opened the door for her.
But at a late-night press conference in March 2010, Clarke confirmed that her two-year engagement to the former Australian touring model was over.
Their split came just months after a magazine published a photo of Worthington in the shower, taken years earlier by AFL star Brendan Fevola during their brief relationship.
After their split, there were rumors that Worthington’s $200,000 engagement ring was flushed down the toilet on her $6 million beachside Bondi deck.
His sighting in Sydney comes less than 48 hours after extraordinary footage surfaced of Clarke and his current girlfriend, Jade Yarbrough, engaging in a startling confrontation in a public park.
The shirtless former Test cricket captain was slapped during the fiery fight and accused of infidelity by his tearful partner.
While she has rarely spoken about Clarke since their 2010 split, Worthington may have quietly enjoyed some of the outrageous headlines about her ex, as she herself was the subject of many salacious tabloid articles in the 2000s. .
The 35-year-old looked effortlessly chic in a vintage leather jacket and accessorized with a pair of futuristic black sunglasses.
In the footage, filmed by a bystander on January 10 and published by The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday, Yarbrough claims he has proof that Clarke, 41, slept with ex-girlfriend Pip Edwards behind her back on December 17.
Queensland Police have since confirmed that they are investigating the confrontation.
“Queensland Police are investigating an incident between a 30-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man pictured at Lions Park on Gympie Terrace in Noosaville earlier this month,” a spokesperson said.
“As this matter of 10 January 2023 is under investigation, the Queensland Police Service is unable to provide further comment.”
Her short blonde hair was styled in a wet look and her makeup palette was minimal.
The video shows Clarke being yelled at and slapped by his irate girlfriend as others in the group, including his good partner Karl Stefanovic and famed accountant Anthony Bell, try to defuse the fight.
At one point, Clarke swears on the life of her daughter Kelsey Lee that she didn’t cheat, but Yarbrough refuses to believe Clarke’s protests, claiming that she spoke to Edwards, who allegedly showed her text messages confirming the date.
Clarke, who is limping after injuring his hamstring in the melee, goads Yarbrough into punching him multiple times, which he eventually does.
His sighting in Sydney comes less than 48 hours after extraordinary footage surfaced of Clarke and his current girlfriend, Jade Yarbrough, engaging in a startling confrontation in a public park.
The video shows Clarke (left) being yelled at and slapped by his irate girlfriend (right) as others in the group, including his good friend Karl Stefanovic and famed accountant Anthony Bell, try to defuse the fight.
After Yarbrough is taken away by her sister Jasmine, Stefanovic’s wife, Clarke tries to follow Yarbrough before he unleashes a wave of rage at the Today show host, apparently because he is following the two sisters.
‘Karlos, I can tell you now shit, don’t walk away. She can, she can hit me, but you idiot,” says Clarke.
This comment provokes the fury of Yarbrough, who defends his brother-in-law before slapping Clarke repeatedly across the face.
“You piece of s**t, don’t talk to him,” he yells.
Clarke and Yarbrough in Sydney in November
A remorseful Clarke has since taken full responsibility for what happened.
I am absolutely heartbroken, I have put people I hold in the highest regard in this position. My actions in the lead up to this altercation were nothing short of shameful and regrettable,” he told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday.
“I am devastated that by my actions I have brought women of class and integrity, and my peers, into this situation.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted all other parties involved for comment.