Forget the Kardashians, this week we’re struggling to keep up with the Jacks.
The family has dominated news headlines for their very public feud, which stems from the mother of AFL Sydney Swans co-captian Kieren Jack, Donna Jack, having a strong distaste for her 29-year-old son’s girlfriend, Charlotte Goodlet. The 12-month-long tensions surfaced this week after Kieren’s parents were not given free tickets to his 200th AFL game.
What followed was a slew of pointed tweets from Donna, husband Garry and middle brother Rhys, as well as a particularly inflammatory interview with the Daily Telegraph on dad’s part. Soon after, little brother Brandon (also a Swans recruit) sided with Kieren and Charlotte, saying they are the ‘two most loving people I know’. Murmurings of “appalling texts” sent from Donna to Charlotte added fuel to the already blazing fire.
On Wednesday, the Swans midfielder in the middle of it all was forced to front the insatiable press to emphatically defend his girlfriend. Since, celebrities such as Ryan Fitzgerald and Ben Fordham have berated the family, the latter saying that Channel Nine news producer Charlotte is a “superstar…a class act" who "she deserves some respect".
It's all very dramatic and messy. And now, news of Donna's close relationship with Rhys' girlfriend, Here Come the Habibs actress Kat Hoyos, has pushed the wedge further between the fractured family.
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My thoughts .... It's related to the money their son earns. He obviously earns more than his brother which is why his girlfriend is ok, they're not jealous of her getting her hands on his money. Swans brother on the other hand likely earns large sum, they don't like the idea of any of his girlfriends getting their hands on what they see as money they have helped him achieve and they think they deserve to enjoy his success not his partner.
I have seen this happen with several male friends. Parents from average backgrounds. Son studied hard works hard establishes career with lucrative salary. Enjoys luxurious lifestyle with wife and family. Parents make life hell for wife and nothing wife does will ever be good enough. Siblings who don't enjoy same financial success have no problem.
Why? Parents jealous and bitter and think and they helped get them there they should be enjoying the spoils with him, not his wife. They don't think she deserves it.
I had a friend years ago who had 4 sons and 1 daughter and never had anything nice to say about any of the girlfriends/wives/boyfirends and there some yelling matches going on between the kids and the mum and I used to think 'I would hate to be like that' and she was always trying to split them up - it never worked, they always stuck up for their girlfriends/wives.
Some mothers can't let go