Todd Carney sits down for an interview with Danny Weidler from Channel 9. Picture: Adam Taylor Source: News Corp Australia
DISGRACED Cronulla Sharks star Todd Carney has spoken out for the first time after a lewd photo of him in a toilet surfaced over the weekend.
An emotional Carney spoke to Channel Nine's Danny Weidler about the photo which appears to show him drinking his own urine.
Weidler has appeared on 5pm Nine News in a promotional piece for the full story which will air at 6pm in which he says Carney "hopes again to be an NRL player", that he is very "upset" and "remorseful" over the incident and that he is sad to have "let down fans, family and his mum".
Weidler says a teary Carney said it was a "stupid act" and that he was drunk and that "he regrets every bit of it".
Carney himself is quoted as saying it is "disappointing". "It's something I did not know was out there or would ever surface like this. To receive the message on Saturday night was gut-wrenching, it made me feel sick," he said.
He has also reportedly had a crack at the Cronulla club and people who took the photo.
There will be more to come at 6pm AEST.
Todd Carney with Danny Weidler from channel 9. Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen visits Todd Carney at his apartment in Cronulla after Todd was sacked yesterday. Picture: Adam Taylor Source: News Corp Australia
Earlier today his agent claimed the disgraced NRL player did not drink his own urine in a picture that ultimately ended his career.
"It's a setup, like when people stand in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa," Carney's agent David Riolo told 2UE this morning.
"Todd's paid a very, very heavy price for a photo that he didn't want out there or upload himself. It was supposed to be kept between mates.
"The person who took the photo contacted me this morning by text and said, 'My phone got lost' — supposedly — and that's how the photo got out. It was meant to be a joke.
Todd Carney of the Sharks looks on before the round three NRL match between the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Remondis Stadium on March 22, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt Blyth/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images
"He's now got a photo of himself gone worldwide in not a very pleasant setting that's going to be on the net for his family and everyone to see for future generations. That in itself is a very big price to pay."
The claims come as the Sharks this morning cancelled their planned training session.
Carney had two warnings about poor behaviour this year before the embattled club sacked him over a social media photo scandal.
A vulgar picture of Carney urinating in his own mouth at a Cronulla nightspot went viral over the weekend — forcing Sharks directors to tear up his $3 million contract in a phone hook-up on Sunday.
The photo was taken two Saturdays ago in the men's toilets at Northies after the team's thrashing by Manly. The photo will not be printed because of its lewd nature.
Todd Carney in action during a Cronulla Sharks NRL training session at Remondis Stadium on May 14, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Renee McKay/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images
Carney's Sharks teammates, including skipper Paul Gallen, headed to Carney's Cronulla apartment today to offer moral support.
"Yeah I've spoken to him, it's a tough time for everyone," Gallen said.
League Immortal Andrew Johns has been one of only a handful to throw their support behind Carney, whose NRL career now appears to be over.
"He is such a good player he will get another chance for sure," Johns said on Triple M.
Speaking on The Sunday Footy Show, Johns also said the Sharks should not have dumped him over the incident.
"Surely they couldn't sack him for that,'' Johns said. "It's silly ... it's stupid (but) he is only doing it to himself."
Friend and fellow player Eric Growth Jnr leaving Todd Carney's Cronulla appartment block. Cronulla Sharks former player Todd Carney sacked over a vulgar picture of him. Source: News Corp Australia
Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen visits Todd Carney at his apartment in Cronulla after Todd was sacked yesterday. Picture: Adam Taylor Source: News Corp Australia
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