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Former AFL player Ben Cousins's event cancelled after community backlash
The Ben Cousins event was promoted as being "brutal honesty". (Supplied)
A Victorian hotel has cancelled a planned event featuring former AFL player Ben Cousins following backlash from the Ballarat community.
Cousins was handed a 12-month prison sentence in 2017 for aggravated stalking and breaching a family violence restraining order.
The George Hotel has apologised and says it understands the "anger, disappointment and hurt expressed" from the community, which has been rocked by high-profile cases of gendered violence in recent years.
A public speaking event featuring controversial former AFL player Ben Cousins has been cancelled at the last minute following backlash from the Ballarat community in regional Victoria.
‘We are sorry’: Ben Cousins pub event cancelled after backlash
A Victorian pub has apologised and cancelled plans to host a speaking event headlined by former AFL player Ben Cousins following community backlash.
The former Brownlow Medal winner was scheduled to appear as a guest speaker at The George Hotel in Ballarat on Wednesday evening.
Ben Cousins had been scheduled to speak at a pub in Ballarat on Wednesday evening. Getty Images
The hotel confirmed the event would no longer go ahead just hours before Cousins was due to take the stage.
A spokesperson for the George Hotel said management had heard the “anger, disappointment and hurt” following the announcement of the speaking event.
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Pub cancels speaking event headlined by Ben Cousins
A Victorian pub has apologised and cancelled a speaking event that was set to be headlined by disgraced former AFL player Ben Cousins.
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