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A model and TikTok star who was once engaged to actor Hugh Sheridan before he dramatically broke off their romance has been charged with a violent crime.
Kurt Ackerman, 31, was charged with recklessly causing injury to another man at a brief court hearing at the Downing Center in Sydney on Wednesday.
Mr Ackerman, who regularly posts videos of himself dancing shirtless online, looked very different from the image he presents on his social media under the name Kurt Roberts.
He appeared in a shabby gray suit and scuffed boots – a far cry from his glamorous modeling shots.
Court documents seen exclusively by Chron Australia allege Mr Ackermann recklessly injured another man, Joshua Jimenez, in a domestic violence-related incident between midnight and 1am last Saturday.
Kurt Ackermann, known on social media as Kurt Roberts, left court on Wednesday where he appeared briefly on charges of recklessly injuring another man
Kurt Ackermann looked very different from his online social media posts as he appeared in court after police accused him of committing a serious violent crime after midnight last Saturday
Mr Ackerman made headlines in January 2021 when pictures emerged of him passionately kissing the Logie Award-winning actor in the surf near Bondi.
Sheridan, who starred in Packed to the Rafters, House Husbands and The Masked Singer Australia, later revealed he had introduced Kurt to his family and they were living together at his Bondi home.
After just three months of dating, the couple announced they were getting married, and Sheridan made it public on Instagram that he was non-binary and bisexual.
But after an eight-month engagement, Sheridan shockingly announced in November 2021 that the couple had split.
Less than 24 hours later, Kurt Roberts celebrated his 30th birthday and documented the celebrations in animated photos and clips on Instagram.
TV idol Hugh Sheridan (right) got engaged to Kurt Ackermann (left) after a three-month romance in 2021, but the couple split after another eight months
Hugh Sheridan with TikTok star Kurt Roberts after the actor proposed to the male model
After his engagement to Hugh Sheridan ended, Mr Ackermann moved out of the actor’s Bondi home and now lives in the inner-Sydney suburb of Potts Point, where the alleged assault took place.
Kings Cross detectives arrested and charged him on Saturday afternoon and issued a warrant for Mr Ackerman’s arrest on Mr Jimenez’s behalf.
He was granted bail and a lawyer asked Judge Megan Greenwood to adjourn the arraignment for a week, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.