Former footy star Jason Akermanis has come out swinging in response to comments from a former teammate on Four Corners.
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The episode was looking into why no AFL player has ever come out as gay in the history of the league and looked at the 2010 Herald Sun column from Akermanis about homosexuality in sports that had the headline: “Stay in the closet”.
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Akermanis’ AFL career ended in 2010 two months after writing the column when his contract was terminated.
Reflecting on his divisive column in the story, Akermanis said his argument was that the burden for an AFL player coming out as gay wouldn’t be “worth it”.
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