‘Just stop’: Pathetic Kerr reality exposed

In the 80s and 90s, the great barometer of Aussie hero-dom used to be Weet-Bix and Nutri-Grain boxes.

Whoever got their cheery mug slapped on the side could officially claim national icon status, adored and idolised enough to earn their place on the nation’s breakfast tables.

Sam Kerr has gone so much further.

Who needs the tick of approval from the cereal aisle when you have the Commonwealth Bank, Qantas, Subway, Lego, Nike, Cadbury, ­Priceline and Spanish car company Cupra backing you?

Today, within minutes of Kerr having been found not guilty of racially harassing a police officer after a seven-day trial, came the hand-wringing and the thought-piece writing and the agonising. How high of a price would she pay? Had the days of headlines about her vomiting in the back of a taxi and windows being smashed and her calling a police officer “stupid and white” done her image and brand irreparable harm? How much of a body blow would this court case deal to her golden girl status and to her ability to pull in millions in big fat deals?

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