No cake for Karen: Karl mocks Hemsworth birthday detractors
Today co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo have said their piece (of cake) amid the internet controversy that has erupted over a birthday celebration in the Hemsworth-Pataky household.
In a photo shared to Instagram to wish their “two little men” - 9-year-old twins Tristan and Sasha - a happy birthday, the family can be seen gathered around a table. On said table is a cake, with one of the kids bent over it, face pressed against it, and the others watching on - some in a show of surprise, all smiling.
The image - which appears to be a screenshot from a video - was paired with Chris’ caption stating that there is “Only one way to eat cake in this house and that’s to have mum slam your head into it face first!!”
Despite the fact that this was only a brief glimpse into the family’s festivities that day, Chris’ followers wasted no time in slamming them for their birthday prank, with some even going as far as to accuse them of wasting an entire cake without any proof that that was the case.
“Why people smash their kids’ face[s] in the cake is above my understanding but whatever,” said one critic.
“Agreed,” wrote another. “I think it’s ridiculous.”
And when entertainment reporter Brooke Boney asked Karl and Sarah for their take on the situation, the two let loose.
“Chris Hemsworth has been called out by his fans, with some saying his latest Instagram post is violent, and shows him putting his son in an unsafe situation,” Brooke explained.
“I'm all for holding people accountable,” she added, “but saying that this is a violent image is a bit too much.
“It's a bit of a stretch - they look like they’re a family having fun.”
Karl hopped straight to responding, imitating a much older - and sarcastic - version of himself when he quipped, “I think it sends a bad message.”
“He’s such a terrible father,” Sarah deadpanned.
“People need to wake up to themselves,” Brooke agreed, hands up in amused exasperation. “It’s such a joke!”
“It’s face in a cake,” Karl powered on through his own laughter, “now we’re not going to be able to pin the tail on the donkey.”
“Unacceptable,” a straight-faced Sarah mused, “unacceptable.”
When Karl asked Sarah if she played pin the tail on the donkey, she finally broke, laughing as he told her “you can’t do it anymore.”
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