1 00:00:08,193 --> 00:00:25,114 Speaker 1: You're listening to Amma Mia podcast. Good Morning Angels, how 2 00:00:25,194 --> 00:00:27,434 Speaker 1: we doing Happy Thursday? I hope you buckled in because 3 00:00:27,474 --> 00:00:30,354 Speaker 1: today we've got a real rollercoaster of news to share, 4 00:00:30,594 --> 00:00:33,553 Speaker 1: from doomed Grammy's performances to an event in city. We 5 00:00:33,674 --> 00:00:36,114 Speaker 1: can get up close and personal with Megan Michael for 6 00:00:36,234 --> 00:00:40,033 Speaker 1: a hefty price tag. Plus sports presenter mal McLachlan faces 7 00:00:40,394 --> 00:00:43,313 Speaker 1: a huge health battle needs all of our best energy, 8 00:00:43,473 --> 00:00:46,714 Speaker 1: so let's get into it. Ordinary singer as in he 9 00:00:46,793 --> 00:00:49,513 Speaker 1: sings a song ordinary, I don't find him ordinary. Alex 10 00:00:49,553 --> 00:00:53,674 Speaker 1: Warren has opened up about the nightmare inducing technical difficulties 11 00:00:53,674 --> 00:00:57,554 Speaker 1: that pretty much ruined his Grammy's performance. I remember watching 12 00:00:57,594 --> 00:01:00,234 Speaker 1: it live as someone who adores Alex Warren as a 13 00:01:00,314 --> 00:01:04,514 Speaker 1: human and an artist, and being absolutely heartbroken for him. 14 00:01:04,674 --> 00:01:06,953 Speaker 1: Long story short, he couldn't hear a thing in his 15 00:01:07,114 --> 00:01:09,754 Speaker 1: it is and given that he started his performance outside 16 00:01:09,794 --> 00:01:12,554 Speaker 1: the auditorium, it meant he could not hear the band, 17 00:01:12,834 --> 00:01:14,634 Speaker 1: he could not hear the backing vocals. 18 00:01:14,794 --> 00:01:15,514 Speaker 2: It was a mess. 19 00:01:15,634 --> 00:01:19,154 Speaker 1: He was doomed from the beginning. Alex has explained exactly 20 00:01:19,194 --> 00:01:21,594 Speaker 1: what went down in the ill fated moments before. 21 00:01:21,834 --> 00:01:25,274 Speaker 2: It was horrifying. We have rehearsed it all week. All 22 00:01:25,314 --> 00:01:28,154 Speaker 2: week we rehearsing. It was perfect, it went well, and 23 00:01:28,394 --> 00:01:31,594 Speaker 2: I to this day, I don't know exactly what happened 24 00:01:32,554 --> 00:01:34,554 Speaker 2: right when I so, the way it works is the 25 00:01:34,594 --> 00:01:37,954 Speaker 2: medley's happening. So in my ears, I can hear whoever 26 00:01:38,114 --> 00:01:42,194 Speaker 2: was singing before me. Right, something happened and everything got out, 27 00:01:42,314 --> 00:01:44,953 Speaker 2: and they're like thirty seconds and I said, I can't 28 00:01:44,994 --> 00:01:47,474 Speaker 2: hear anything. I can't hear myself, and the guys like 29 00:01:47,514 --> 00:01:50,474 Speaker 2: it's live TV. Twenty five seconds and I go, guys, 30 00:01:50,474 --> 00:01:54,154 Speaker 2: something's wrong. Something gets blested into left ear and right ear. 31 00:01:54,194 --> 00:01:56,634 Speaker 2: I hear nothing, and I go, guys, I can't hear, 32 00:01:56,674 --> 00:01:59,234 Speaker 2: and so they start someone was filming this backstage, like 33 00:01:59,234 --> 00:02:02,274 Speaker 2: there's definitely a video that exists. They're messing with my pack, 34 00:02:02,354 --> 00:02:04,594 Speaker 2: messing with my ears. They're like, it's your ears, it's 35 00:02:04,594 --> 00:02:06,994 Speaker 2: your ears, it's your pack, it's your pack. Fifteen seconds, 36 00:02:07,234 --> 00:02:10,154 Speaker 2: ten seconds, and in my head I immediately go, I 37 00:02:10,194 --> 00:02:12,474 Speaker 2: look up in the sky and I go, this is 38 00:02:12,514 --> 00:02:14,794 Speaker 2: meant to happen, and I just go, let's do it. 39 00:02:15,114 --> 00:02:16,634 Speaker 2: And so they can't fix it. 40 00:02:16,994 --> 00:02:19,954 Speaker 1: Next up, if you've got to spare three thousand dollars. 41 00:02:20,074 --> 00:02:22,234 Speaker 1: That's what it's going to cost you to get up close, 42 00:02:22,394 --> 00:02:25,554 Speaker 1: ish and personal with Meghan Markle, who is including an 43 00:02:25,594 --> 00:02:29,554 Speaker 1: appearance at her Best Life weekend away in Sydney's Eastern 44 00:02:29,634 --> 00:02:33,434 Speaker 1: Beaches on her upcoming Australian trip. While Jackie O wants 45 00:02:33,474 --> 00:02:36,914 Speaker 1: front of the business and podcast alongside her manager Jemma O'Neil, 46 00:02:37,114 --> 00:02:40,074 Speaker 1: she's recently chosen to step aside, with Jemma remaining to 47 00:02:40,114 --> 00:02:42,794 Speaker 1: front the podcast and the event and front extra six 48 00:02:42,914 --> 00:02:45,794 Speaker 1: hundred dollars you'll get a VIP table photo with Meghan 49 00:02:46,314 --> 00:02:50,154 Speaker 1: and seeps up the front. Nicole Kidman has kept pretty 50 00:02:50,234 --> 00:02:52,634 Speaker 1: mum about her divorce from Keith Urban, which of course 51 00:02:52,674 --> 00:02:55,714 Speaker 1: makes sense given that they have daughters involved and divorces 52 00:02:56,074 --> 00:02:58,754 Speaker 1: are never easy. She's spoken for the first time about 53 00:02:58,794 --> 00:03:02,154 Speaker 1: the split since the divorce was finalized, telling Variety magazine 54 00:03:02,154 --> 00:03:05,274 Speaker 1: that she's all right because, and I quote, I'm always 55 00:03:05,354 --> 00:03:08,394 Speaker 1: going to be moving towards what's good. What I'm grateful 56 00:03:08,434 --> 00:03:10,914 Speaker 1: for is my family and keeping them as is and 57 00:03:10,954 --> 00:03:14,114 Speaker 1: moving forward. That's it. Everything else I don't discuss out 58 00:03:14,154 --> 00:03:16,794 Speaker 1: of respect. I'm staying in a place of we are 59 00:03:16,834 --> 00:03:20,073 Speaker 1: a family and that's all. Continue to be my beautiful girls, 60 00:03:20,194 --> 00:03:24,194 Speaker 1: my darlings who were suddenly women, stick around when we returned. 61 00:03:24,434 --> 00:03:29,554 Speaker 1: Shock news from Mel McLaughlin Kanye West heads back to court, 62 00:03:31,274 --> 00:03:33,954 Speaker 1: Welcome back to you, Morning Tea. Australian sports presenter Mel 63 00:03:34,034 --> 00:03:37,834 Speaker 1: McLaughlin has revealed she has been privately battling lung cancer, 64 00:03:38,194 --> 00:03:42,274 Speaker 1: a diagnosis that has been particularly emotional because her oldest sister, Tara, 65 00:03:42,754 --> 00:03:45,754 Speaker 1: died from the horrible same disease a decade ago at 66 00:03:45,874 --> 00:03:49,434 Speaker 1: just thirty nine. Mel, who's forty six, was diagnosed in 67 00:03:49,474 --> 00:03:52,674 Speaker 1: December and underwent major surgery that removed part of her 68 00:03:52,714 --> 00:03:56,434 Speaker 1: lung after doctors detected the cancer at stage two despite 69 00:03:56,474 --> 00:03:59,674 Speaker 1: her never having smoked. Mel said the experience was of 70 00:03:59,714 --> 00:04:03,434 Speaker 1: course deeply traumatic for her family, especially being treated in 71 00:04:03,474 --> 00:04:06,274 Speaker 1: the same hospital where her sister passed. Sending all our 72 00:04:06,314 --> 00:04:09,194 Speaker 1: love at best with you for a healthy future for Mel. 73 00:04:09,714 --> 00:04:12,434 Speaker 1: And finally, we have to talk about Yay, the artist 74 00:04:12,594 --> 00:04:15,514 Speaker 1: formerly known as Kanye West, who's just lost a legal 75 00:04:15,554 --> 00:04:18,633 Speaker 1: battle against Tony Saxton, a project manager who was hired 76 00:04:18,634 --> 00:04:22,713 Speaker 1: to work on that infamous fifty seven million dollar Malibu estate. 77 00:04:23,354 --> 00:04:26,474 Speaker 1: Tony was originally asking for a cool one point seven million, 78 00:04:26,794 --> 00:04:30,433 Speaker 1: accusing Yae of unpaid wages, wrongful termination and get this, 79 00:04:30,953 --> 00:04:34,753 Speaker 1: making him work in unsafe conditions. The jury wasn't feeling 80 00:04:34,753 --> 00:04:36,834 Speaker 1: the full seven figure vibe, though, and ordered Yea to 81 00:04:36,834 --> 00:04:38,993 Speaker 1: pay about one hundred and forty thousand dollars for medical 82 00:04:39,034 --> 00:04:41,834 Speaker 1: expenses and lost wages instead. The best part of the 83 00:04:41,873 --> 00:04:44,873 Speaker 1: whole story the court room energy reports say Kanye was 84 00:04:44,873 --> 00:04:47,234 Speaker 1: the final witness and he looked so bored he actually 85 00:04:47,313 --> 00:04:50,273 Speaker 1: appeared to fall asleep while on the stand. And that 86 00:04:50,393 --> 00:04:52,473 Speaker 1: is it for his morning's Morning Tea. But thank you 87 00:04:52,553 --> 00:04:54,914 Speaker 1: for spending some time with me before you start your day. 88 00:04:54,953 --> 00:04:57,193 Speaker 1: I hope it's a good one. My name is Ashlandon, 89 00:04:57,274 --> 00:05:00,753 Speaker 1: host and producer of Morning Tea. Executive producer is Minitius 90 00:05:00,794 --> 00:05:02,873 Speaker 1: Warren and of course the girls will be in your 91 00:05:02,873 --> 00:05:06,113 Speaker 1: feeds from three pm with today's spildeep dive. Make sure 92 00:05:06,113 --> 00:05:08,113 Speaker 1: you're following us on all this so and I'll be 93 00:05:08,154 --> 00:05:11,193 Speaker 1: back on Monday with more Boarding Tea action. See ya, 94 00:05:13,794 --> 00:05:16,873 Speaker 1: Mamma Mia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land. We 95 00:05:16,914 --> 00:05:20,594 Speaker 1: have recorded this podcast on the Gadigor people of the oronation. 96 00:05:21,193 --> 00:05:23,753 Speaker 2: We pay our respects to their elders past and present 97 00:05:24,073 --> 00:05:26,753 Speaker 2: and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait 98 00:05:26,794 --> 00:05:27,674 Speaker 2: Islander cultures.