has attracted his fair share of haters since launching a podcast that platforms almost exclusively right-wing voices.
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Signs of tension within the Yarbroughs as Karl Stefanovic veers right: His brother-in-law's telling social media clues - and his outspoken American wife's reaction
Karl Stefanovic has attracted his fair share of haters since launching a podcast that platforms almost exclusively right-wing voices. And it seems one of those ...
And it seems one of those critics is his brother-in-law Josh Yarbrough.
Josh, 38, who was a groomsman at Karl's lavish Mexican wedding to his older sister Jasmine Yarbrough in 2018, was spotted .
This comes after Karl, 51, revealed on Thursday that his 42-year-old wife was 'upset' following his departure from Channel Nine after he launched a scorched-earth attack on his TV career.
The reel in question was a video posted by Australian comedian Lewis Garnham in the wake of Karl's controversial interview with British far-right agitator , which aired on his independent podcast The Karl Stefanovic Show.
'It's so good that Karl Stefanovic's name is Karl Stefanovic. It's so good that this Aussie larrikin has just ... his name is Stefanovic,' Garnham said with a laugh.
Josh, centre, with sisters Jasmine, left, and Jade Yarbrough, and Karl Stefanovic
Josh's Instagram handle appeared to 'like' a comedian's post criticising Karl's podcast
Josh pictured with his wife Jordynn at an event in Los Angeles in 2022
'In Australia, everyone except the Aboriginal people are immigrants, or descendants of immigrants, and it's not hard to figure that out, especially for you, all you have to do is read your name.'
Stefanovic's family is descended from Slavic-German immigrants.
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Not only had Jasmine's little brother liked the post under his Instagram handle @Yarbino, but a closer inspection of his social media shows he does not follow Karl.
Indeed, he also appears to have unfollowed both Jasmine and their other sister, Jade Yarbrough.
Josh, who lives in the United States, is married to Los Angeles hairstylist Jordynn Quilenderino, a descendant of Mexican and Filipino immigrants who is outspoken against the country's divisive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
While attempting to contact Josh for comment on this story, the Daily Mail spoke to Ms Quilenderino on Friday.
When this reporter mentioned that Josh had 'liked' Garnham's satirical post about Karl, she audibly scoffed but did not comment further.
Instead, she said she would ask if Josh would like to be interviewed. She noted she 'can't guarantee he'll want to talk'.
Josh, Jade and Jasmine together at a family Christmas celebration in Australia
Los Angeles hairstylist Jordynn and Josh pictured on a trip to New South Wales this year
Karl and Nine parted ways after he platformed controversial right winger Tommy Robinson
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Josh once partied with Jasmine (right) and a bevy of her friends
Karl broke down yesterday while interviewing Piers Morgan on an Italian superyacht
'While Karl and Nine had previously agreed he would leave Today at the end of this year, they have subsequently he will leave the network immediately,' the Nine Entertainment statement said.
He has come under fire for allowing his podcast guests to share their views with little questioning or pushback as the interviewer.
In his since-deleted Tommy Robinson episode, the guest asked his opinion on recently ousted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Karl responded by describing him as a 'w**ker'.
Some TV insiders have questioned whether he truly agrees with the views of his guests, or whether it was simply a 'grift' to make money amid his commercial television career's demise.
Platforming anti-immigration spokespeople is certainly a U-turn for Karl, who in 2020 defended Channel Nine from a Media Diversity Australia report that its on-air news talent was overwhelmingly 'Anglo-Saxon' and was failing its racially diverse viewers.
On Twitter, now X, Stefanovic wrote, 'I'm not sure how diverse you need to be to qualify for diverse but I'm of Yugoslav-German and British heritage with a surname Stefanovic.
'I used to be called a w*g at school. I'm proud of my heritage. I'm pretty sure it's diverse and Nine have always supported that.'
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It's understood Karl is in Europe sheltering from the fallout of his parting ways with Nine - and it's unknown whether Jasmine is by his side, but he has hinted she is not coping well with his fall from grace.
He broke down in tears during a new episode of The Karl Stefanovic Show, released on Thursday, as he chatted with his latest guest, British media firebrand Piers Morgan.
The interview took place aboard the 56-metre Italian superyacht Taiba, a floating palace complete with a swimming pool and cinema that costs approximately $500,000 a week to charter, plus expenses.
He spoke with Morgan about the impact recent events were having on Jasmine.
'She puts up with a lot. Her finding out this stuff and having to deal with me, because I'm a lot,' he said.
'I really do work hard and I'm away a bit, and she knows what I'm trying to do with this podcast. So I'm doing this, and some radio, I'm doing it for the family, but she's on her own a lot,' he said.
'And for me to hear her upset, it was the hardest thing.'
While Josh no longer appears to follow Jasmine, he still follows accounts linked to their Brisbane-based mother Cheryl and father Bob Yarbrough, a packaging industry magnate.
Josh and his wife visited Australia earlier this year, and posted pictures from Byron Bay and Sydney. There was no sign that they had spent time with Jasmine and Karl.
It's a far cry from previous years, when Josh was frequently present in Jasmine's pictures posted when she lived in Los Angeles overseeing her now-defunct shoe label, Mara & Mine, a joint venture with her best friend Tamie Ingham.
The Daily Mail contacted Karl and Jasmine's manager, Sharon Finnigan, for comment.
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