Carlton's former President Luke Sayers returned to public attention in the Melbourne Grand Prix on Sunday after his 'D *** Pic' row.
Sayers, who was on a family vacation in Italy when the scandal broke, was seen Hobnobbing with celebrities in the exclusive Paddock Club chairman Club in Albert Park.
It is understood that the Four father attended the exclusive event with stars after a personal invitation from Grand Prix chairman Martin Pakula.
Sayers seemed to fly solo, with wife Cate nothing to see, while he drank Heineken alongside Melbourne Movers and Shakers, including VRC chairman Neil Wilson, deputy Victorian liberal leader Sam Groth and Celeb Chefs Shannon Bennett and Matt Moran.
Sayers stopped the top position in Carlton on January 22, despite the AFL integrity unit that he was not responsible for sending a graphic sexual image from his X account on January 9.
A female director at the health insurance company Bupa, one of the most important sponsors of Carlton, was tagged in the post with a photo of a penis, but Sayers was later rejected with some connection with her.
Sayers was interrogated during Sunday's Grand Prix – which was won by McLaren's Lando Norris – about how he followed the line, and he simply replied: “I'm fine.”
It has been reported that Sayers said that he was staying in Melbourne until at least Wednesday, but it is unknown whether he and his wife will return to their house in Lucca, Northern -Italy.
Surrounded former Carlton President Luke Sayers was spotted with celebrities in the Melbourne Grand Prix, but his wife Cate (right) was not with him
Sayers stopped the top position in Carlton on January 22 after a graphic sexual image has been placed online of his X account
Sayers, who also stopped his role as chairman of his consultancy firm Sayers Group, Was still abroad when he announced his resignation, but soon went to the ground and stayed with an Italian villa while waiting for the scandal.
The Fallout of the Sayers' scandal included Bupa who respected his name rights for the club for respect for respect for respect for respect, which was held on 2 February.
The run was held to raise money for the charity of the blues.
The company insisted that Bupa will keep its relationship with Carlton.
But a spokesperson added: “Bupa continues to prioritize the well -being, privacy and safety of our employee.”
Cate Sayers also left her position as a director at Inclusion Foundation, a charity that helps children with Down's syndrome while her husband stays on the board.
The couple also posted their Melbourne Mansion in Ritzy Hawthorn East in the same month.
Sayers was on a European holiday with his family when the photo was posted from his X account
It sold 29 days later on November 28 for $ 16.5 million, although Buren Daily Mail Australia said that they had rarely seen Sayers there in recent years.
The charity of the couple was also tailored to Carlton and participated in MatchDay activities with blues games.
With the season from Carlton to a disastrous start after a loss of shock for the Tigers on Thursday evening and send Elia Hollands who said goodbye for an indefinite period for 'personal reasons', Sayers used Sunday's Grand Prix to pop up publicly.
The lifelong Carlton supporter stopped the blues, immediately in force, only a few minutes after the Integrity unit of the Afl had published his findings that published him during the post on January 9.
Sayers revealed that he ended his 12-year involvement with the club at the executive level with an emotional explanation.
“Leading the Carlton Football Club has been one of the great awards and privileges of my life,” he said.
'I leave knowing that the club is in excellent condition, and with my deepest gratitude for the understanding and support.
'I am deeply regretted that other people, including my family, friends and colleagues and football club, have become entangled.
Former Blues President Sayers with the current Carlton captain Patrick Cripps
'The past two weeks have been very difficult for anyone who has been struck by an unauthorized post on social media.
'I have not deliberately or accidentally posted the image … I am aware of speculation that the naming of another person in the post explains why it happened.
“It doesn't work, and that story is wrong.”
The AFF made the statement after the integrity unit of the competition had completed its research and noted that Sayers and the Carlton Club had helped with his questions.
'The studies of the Integrity Unit, which contain several interviews and evaluation of other evidence, have now concluded and the AFL has, based on the available evidence, that the access to the X account of Mr Sayers was endangered, which resulted in the placement of the image (that is, by a person who did not have a competition of the explanation) and tagging.
Sayers noticed the shocking development after the photo had been online for 12 minutes, at what time he hastily removed the image and apologized to his followers, claiming that he was the target of cyber criminals.
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“Sorry, my account has been hacked – ignore all the messages,” he wrote.
The account of the father of four, who had more than 7,300 followers, was deleted, but the post had already been posted again and fencing by other X users.
He previously told Daily Mail Australia that he had started a full investigation into the hack after it had been revealed for the first time.
“This is outrageous,” he said. “I am investigating and not leaving a stone undisturbed and discovered who did this to me and my family.”
