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Australian women’s footballer cleared of racial harassment over ‘stupid and white’ comment

Chelsea and Australia women’s football star Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after calling a Metropolitan Police officer “stupid and white” during a drunken incident in Twickenham.

The incident, which stemmed from a dispute with a taxi driver, led to Kerr being taken to a police station where she was accused of being abusive towards PC Stephen Lovell.

While she admitted using the words, she denied any racial intent, arguing she felt trapped and was highlighting “power dynamics”.

The jury at Kingston Crown Court acquitted Kerr, though the judge noted her own actions played a role in the situation escalating, and would be relevant to the issue of costs.

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  1. If one wants to know what the person is really like, wait until they are drunk then it all comes out. The world got to see how this self entitled woman who has special skills in kicking a round ball is really a racist. The videos presented in court were revealing as to her attitude to others.

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