Australian chef George Calombaris's assault conviction overturned


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MasterChef host George Calombaris’s conviction for assault has been overturned by a Sydney judge who was told the celebrity chef had lost $750,000 in endorsements.


Judge Andrew Scotting agreed with Mr Calombaris’s lawyer David Edwardson QC that the 39-year-old had suffered significant financial and personal loss and was unlikely to reoffend.


Judge Scotting said Calombaris was of “exceptional character” and set aside the conviction and placed him on a 12-month good behaviour bond.


Mr Edwardson earlier told the appeal hearing in Downing Centre District Court on Wednesday Calombaris had lost $750,000 in endorsements after Bulla Dairy and ULR Land Rover severed ties with him.


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The court heard Calombaris was deeply remorseful for his actions and he donates generously to three charities.


The restaurateur was fined $1000 after pleading guilty in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court last October for assaulting a then 19-year-old at the A-League grand final between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory in Sydney last May.


He also stood down from his role as Victory’s number one ticket holder and committed himself to a 12-month ban on attending football games in Australia.


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