Australia’s most notorious party boy Corey Worthington struck a defiant tone in court, ranting and railing at the media after escaping conviction for hitting a man on an electric scooter.
Without his iconic yellow sunglasses and sporting a new hairdo, Worthington, 32, appeared at Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Monday where he avoided conviction on charges of assault and battery.
Worthington also confronted television reporters outside court and filmed the interactions live on his Instagram.
Outside court he reacted angrily when asked if he regretted his actions, saying: “The attack just happened.”
Corey Worthington appeared unrecognizable during a heated media outburst outside the Geelong courthouse on Monday
Worthington is seen at the peak of his career with bleached blonde hair and his trademark yellow sunglasses
“I did something wrong, but I ask you…if someone touched the mother of your child, what would you do?” he asked.
“When you are in this time and this moment, what is decided in this moment; let it be.
“I left the decision to the court, and the court decided. “They gave me a non-conviction today.”
The court was told Worthington had successfully completed an anger management course after pleading guilty to two counts of unlawful wounding and criminal damage in June.
The charges related to an incident in January in which Worthington attacked a man in his 50s on a disabled scooter and damaged the windshield of a car.
Worthington, who is now heavily tattooed, has come back into the spotlight in recent years. He appeared in the second season of Channel Nine’s Australian Ninja Warrior
In videos posted to Instagram shortly after the court appearance, Worthington could be heard exploding in front of television reporters
The court heard he told police at the time that the man had allegedly attacked his partner.
During the brief hearing, his attorney submitted a letter to Judge John Bentley outlining Worthington’s attendance and completion of the course.
Without conviction he was handed a 12-month good behavior bail by Mr Bentley, who lamented media interest in the case.
“All right, Corey, you did everything I asked,” he said.
“It’s a bit unfortunate that there’s a media frenzy here today.”
So Worthington spoke only once; “Yes, your honor,” when asked if he would agree to good conduct.
Worthington released a video of himself screaming at television reporter Amber Johnston after the trial
“Sign this bond, stay out of trouble, and it’s all over,” Bentley said.
“Have a nice Christmas and stay out of trouble.”
After his appearance, Worthington confronted reporters, including Channel 9 reporter Amber Johnston, outside the courthouse, claiming that the media doesn’t like “things going the other way.”
He filmed the heated interactions and posted them to his Instagram.
“This is the media filming me and I’m just doing my right by filming them back,” he said.
“My girls were attacked and I went to court to pay my debts and literally they’re just filming me, they haven’t left me alone.”
Worthington gained national attention at the age of 16 after throwing a large party at his parents’ house in January 2008.
The party attracted international media attention after his neighborhood was vandalized and he refused to remove his sunglasses on A Current Affair.
“At first it was just a meeting with friends and we thought we might as well have a party, but then it kind of got out of hand,” he said at the time.
“You can’t exactly blame me for what happened because it wasn’t in the house but outside on the street… I apologize but I won’t take off my glasses.”
Worthington disappeared for several years after the incident, but returned to the media with a surprise appearance on Nine’s Ninja Warrior.