Paul Kent starts a VERY surprising new job after being fired by Fox Sports when he was sued for alleged domestic violence
- Kent was arrested at his home in Sydney on May 12
- Pleaded not guilty to assault and suffocation
- Has now found work in a completely different field
Paul Kent has found a very different kind of work after quitting his job as a Fox Sports rugby league presenter and expert on domestic violence allegations.
The former NRL 360 co-host pleaded not guilty to common assault and intentionally strangling a person without consent when he appeared in court in Sydney on May 17.
The charges relate to 33-year-old Lucy Kennedy, who was arrested with Kent at his Sydney home on May 12 before being released without charge.
Police have applied for an apprehended violence order on behalf of Ms Kennedy, as well as one on behalf of Kent, 52.
Paul Kent has been missing from TV screens since leaving his job as a footy presenter and pundit at Fox Sports in May (pictured)
The 52-year-old journalist pleaded not guilty to common assault and intentionally strangling a person without consent when he appeared in court in Sydney on May 17 (pictured)
It has now emerged that Kent works as a part-time limousine driver for a funeral company in Sydney’s west.
Funeral director Michael Manning confirmed Kent’s position with the company.
‘He came over a few times to work with us. “If he wants a full-time job, I wouldn’t have a problem with that,” Manning told the newspaper Sydney Morning Herald.
‘He said he was interested in the funeral industry and that I would show him the ropes.
‘He told me that he wants to write a book about the funeral industry and that I would certainly help him with that.
“And if he needs more work, I’d help with that too.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kent for comment.
Kent has worked as a part-time limousine driver for Mannings Funerals in Sydney’s west (pictured)
The high-profile journalist was taken off air following his arrest, with News Corporation saying he had been ‘relieved of his duties at News Corp and Fox Sports while he deals with this personal matter’.
The court heard that police would impose an additional charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Kent.
Outside court, Kent said he and Mrs Kennedy had broken up the day before the alleged incident and he felt ’embarrassed’ to appear in court.
“I will now wait for the trial and once we get to the end of it, hopefully we can look at things in a different light,” he said.
Kent declined to discuss the specific allegations against him.
“That will be known once we get to court,” he said. “You’ll all get to hear what happens, so just be patient until then and we’ll all get there.”
He didn’t believe his career was over and said of his employers: “They fully support me.”
Kent (pictured outside court on May 17) has previously said that despite the allegations he did not believe his TV and newspaper careers were over
Kent, who has taken a strong stance against players accused of similar offenses in the past, was asked if his position had changed after being accused of domestic violence.
“Look, I understand that, I’ve always understood that,” he said. “It’s just a rugby league soap opera, that’s the way it goes.
“It’s my day in the storyline now. That’s fine, people are entitled to their opinion.’
A hearing on the charges was scheduled for two days from December 11.