Journalist and rugby league presenter Paul Kent has been re-instated as co-host of Fox Sports footy show NRL360 and will resume his duties in the lead-up to the historic opening round in Las Vegas on March 3 AEDT.
Kent was stood down from his News Corp newspaper column and his role on NRL360 in 2023 after he was charged with common assault and intentionally choking a person without consent.
He was found not guilty of allegations he attacked and choked his then-partner Lucy Kennedy, 33, at his home in Sydney’s inner west on December 12.
Following a two-day hearing in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, Magistrate Daniel Reiss told the court he could not find the charges proven beyond reasonable doubt.
Kent, who drove limousines for a Sydney funeral business while he awaited trial, told media he was eager to return to a ‘normal life’ following his acquittal in December.
‘The judge accepted what happened to the point that my barrister was not even required to make a final summation,’ he said at the time.
Kent will return to the panel on NRL360 on Fox Sports after he was found not guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend
Kent told media that he just wanted to resume a ‘normal’ life following the verdict in Sydney in December
Kent will return to the Fox Sports footy show in time to cover the historic opening round matches in Vegas on March 2
‘It’s been seven months I’ve had to sit there and feel like I’ve been unfairly arrested [and] unfairly charged, and I’ve had to sit there and have our public reputation lacerated by people who have used it as an opportunity.
‘The truth is out there, finally. It’s been a big cost to me, it’s been a big set back in my life. But, we’ve all got our struggles in life.
‘This is my one currently, so it’s up to me now to regroup and get back to my normal life. I can finally leave this all behind.’
Former Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Kangaroos enforcer Gorden Tallis covered Kent’s position on NRL360 while he was stood down.
He will remain on the show and appear on Monday nights.
Kent will travel to Vegas with the Fox Sports team and take part in the lead-up broadcasts to the historic double-header at Allegiant Stadium.
He will then resume his normal NRL360 duties in the regular season.
Three episodes of NRL360 will be broadcast from Vegas, starting Thursday, February 29 and will reach tens of millions of homes in the United States with the show to be broadcast during prime time on the main Fox channel.
In addition to the NRL360 episodes, a live show featuring Matty Johns, Bryan Fletcher, Nathan Hindmarsh and Gorden Tallis will be broadcasted from outside Resort World, where the players from the four teams will be based.
Fox Sports will also send Andrew Voss and Dan Ginnane to cover the two games.
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