Judge and Showpo founder of Shark Tank Australia Jane Lu is punched in the face by an employee at a $40,000 viewing party – and her followers are horrified
Judge Jane Lu of Shark Tank Australia slapped a pie in the face at her $40,000 viewing party last Wednesday night.
The 36-year-old Showpo founder was celebrating her performance on the Channel Ten reboot when her Senior Brand Manager Jessica Dang hit her with the sweets.
While the entrepreneur seemed to pull the prank cheerfully and even posted a video of the incident on Instagram, her followers were shocked.
The footage started innocently enough with Jane flashing a huge smile as she celebrated after watching the premiere episode of Shark Tank.
Surrounded by friends, family and colleagues, she cheered in front of the media wall she had set up in Crown Sydney’s Presidential Suite.
One of her employees then tapped Jane on the shoulder and threw the celebratory cake in her face as she turned around.
The brutal blow knocked the aspiring television star into the media wall, where she banged her head against the brick wall.
Despite the shock, Jane laughed off the incident along with Jessica as partygoers filmed the incident.
However, her toddler son Lachy was shocked and burst into tears during the heartbreaking footage.
Judge Jane Lu, 36, of Shark Tank Australia (pictured) slapped a pie in the face at her $40,000 viewing party last Wednesday night
The Showpo founder celebrated her performance on the Channel Ten reboot when her Senior Brand Manager Jessica Dang slapped the candy cane in her face
While the entrepreneur seemed to take the joke in good spirits when she posted a video of it to Instagram, her followers were shocked
Followers flocked to the comments section of the video to express their disgust.
“I went to the comments to make sure it wasn’t just me. I would be so upset if someone did this to me,” said one.
Another added, “Did she try to steal your spotlight?” Seriously, who in their right mind ruins someone’s shining moments?’
The footage started innocently enough with Jane flashing a big smile as she celebrated after watching the premiere episode of Shark Tank
But things quickly took a turn when one of her employees decided to tap Jane on the shoulder and throw the celebration cake in her face when she turned around.
‘Oh my God. So it hurt me to watch. I hope you’re doing well,” a third added, while another wrote, “Yeah, this isn’t funny at all.”
Someone else said they would “cry” if their friends ever ruined their big party by throwing pie in their faces.
Jane paid to have her make-up and hair done for the event, and also rented out a $40,000-a-night presidential suite at Crown Sydney to host the viewing party.
The entrepreneur shared a video on Instagram in which she gave followers a tour of the palatial suite that includes an office, karaoke room and spa.
Despite the shock, Jane laughed off the incident along with Jessica as partygoers filmed the incident and her toddler son Lachy burst into tears.