03:04 EDT, 2 February 2021
43 shares TV presenter Andrew O Keefe has been fighting his many demons quite literally in silence, attending a Buddhist-style silent meditation retreat where he vowed not to speak a word.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal new details of the Channel Seven star s personal battles as the Seven Network confirmed The Chase host has been dumped from the station s line-up.
The father-of-three s contract expired late last year and wasn t renewed before his alleged assault of his new girlfriend, Dr Orly Lavee, at her unit in Randwick, in Sydney s eastern suburbs, on Sunday morning.
O Keefe has been candid with how he checked himself into a mental health clinic in recent years as well as his visits to rehab.
Andrew O Keefe s TV career suffered a major blow just weeks before he was arrested and charged with assaulting his doctor girlfriend at her apartment during an alleged blazing row.
TV 2nd Feb 2021 8:16 AM Â Channel 7 has dumped troubled game show host Andrew O Keefe, the network has confirmed. O Keefe, 49, was arrested and charged on the weekend over an alleged domestic assault on his partner in Sydney s east. A Channel 7 spokesperson told news.com.au: Seven is obviously very concerned to read the reports regarding Andrew O Keefe. Seven has had a 17-year relationship with Andrew across a number of programs, although he is no longer with the network. As this is a police matter before the courts, we cannot comment further. The program hosted by Andrew,
The Chase Australia, is not currently in production. The program is produced for Seven by ITV Studios Australia. Production will resume soon and a decision about who will host future series is still to be made.
TV 2nd Feb 2021 8:16 AM Â Channel 7 has dumped troubled game show host Andrew O Keefe, the network has confirmed. O Keefe, 49, was arrested and charged on the weekend over an alleged domestic assault on his partner in Sydney s east. A Channel 7 spokesperson told news.com.au: Seven is obviously very concerned to read the reports regarding Andrew O Keefe. Seven has had a 17-year relationship with Andrew across a number of programs, although he is no longer with the network. As this is a police matter before the courts, we cannot comment further. The program hosted by Andrew,
The Chase Australia, is not currently in production. The program is produced for Seven by ITV Studios Australia. Production will resume soon and a decision about who will host future series is still to be made.