Woman in Latrell Mitchell photo threatens to leak 'juicy' details after white powder drama
Rabbitohs star Mitchell has faced a wave of backlash over the photo.
The woman pictured in a 'white powder' image that has landed Latrell Mitchell in hot water has threatened to leak "juicy" details of what went on inside the Dubbo motel around the time the photo was taken. There's no suggestion Mitchell has done anything wrong or that the white powder was an illicit substance, but the NRL has hit Mitchell with a breach notice for "bringing the game into disrepute" and Souths are reportedly demanding he has a behavioural clause inserted into his $1.2 million contract.
It's still unclear who released the image that was reportedly taken when Mitchell was doing recent community work in Dubbo. But the woman who was seen alongside the Rabbitohs star in the picture, Amy Brown, has hit back after claiming she has been accused of trying to ruin Mitchell's career by releasing the image.
The woman confessed last week that she was the person in the photo alongside Mitchell after various accusations were thrown around about who captured and who distributed the image. But Ms Brown took to Facebook on Sunday night to shut down suggestions she was behind it and said she was "sick of everyone making me out to be the bad guy". Ms Brown also made a thinly veiled threat to leak other details about her time in the motel room.
“I didn’t ruin anyone’s career!’ she posted on social media. “I think it’s about time to leek (sic) every juicy detail that happened in that room. I’m so sick of everyone making me out to be the bad guy. All I did was go on a bender with my best friend (with no regrets). I’ve been honest from the start and I’ll continue to be honest. I’ve got nothing to hide. Over all this bullsh*t!”
Ms Brown said the reason she outed herself as the woman in the photo in the first place was because of the accusations being levelled at her and the need to tell her side of the story. “The reason I did it (confirm her identity) is because I have everyone accusing me of doing wrong," Brown wrote in response to a Facebook comment.
“My so-called friend posted a picture of me and it landed in the wrong hands. I have every right to write this status but I’m still being criticised... all I did was go to a motel where my friend was because she called me up after a night out, I went there for no longer than an hour and left. Your (sic) all blaming the wrong person here.”
Souths want behavioural clause in Latrell Mitchell's contract
The drama around Mitchell comes amid reports from veteran NRL journalist Phil Rothfield that the South Sydney board is set for showdown talks with the fullback this week. Rothfield claims Souths have become fed up with the off-field controversies around the fullback and will look to add a new behavioural clause into his contract when he fronts the club board this week.
Mitchell has only played 11 games in 2024 due to injuries and suspension, and has found himself at the centre of various controversies this season. He was called out for commenting on the Spencer Leniu-Ezra Mama racism case before it was heard at the NRL judiciary and copped backlash over a foul-mouthed radio interview after a game against Brisbane that he made no apologies about.
It prompted NRL CEO Andrew Abdo to sit down for a chat with the Souths star earlier in the season to remind him about the responsibilities and behaviours that were expected of a high-profile player. And following the most recent 'white powder' photo drama, Rothfield says the Souths board has officially had enough and could threaten to cut ties with the two-time premiership winner if he does not fall into line.
“He has to front the board and explain himself what exactly was happening," Rothfield said on Sky Sports radio about Mitchell's latest controversy. "But also the other behavioural issues including the Triple M F-bomb tirade, the Spencer Leniu social media stuff – all that sort of thing. Souths are over it. He’s on $1.2 million a year and from what I understand they are going to say to him: ‘We want an ironclad guarantee this is all going to stop’.
“To make it stop they are prepared to go as far as putting behavioural clauses in his contract. So, in other words if he does step out of line and bring the game into disrepute as this photo has, then it’s ta-ta (goodbye). I’m expecting he will get one final chance but his contract will be adjusted and if he’s not happy with this new clause they will say ‘it’s all over’.”
