‘Stop spouting rubbish’: Sam Armytage slams Sportsbet on Sunrise
Samantha Armytage is not impressed by Sportsbet. Photo: Twitter
Sunrise host Samantha Armytage has taken a swipe at a betting company that attacked the Channel Seven morning show on social media.
Armytage took to Twitter on Wednesday to respond to online betting company Sportsbet after it accused her and co-host David Koch of ignoring Australia’s Olympic achievements.
“Channel 7 rolling with the hard-hitting news instead of the Matildas and Sam Stosur…” the company posted on Twitter along with a still from a Sunrise report on online dating.
Channel 7 rolling with the hard-hitting news instead of the Matildas and Sam Stosur… #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/CPyMmu4pO0
— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) August 9, 2016
Armytage, 39, was quick to point out the still was taken from an old broadcast.
“That clip [was] from last year,” Armytage wrote. “Maybe turn on your TV TODAY @sportsbetcomau. We’re covering Stosur and Matildas non-stop.”
That clip from last year.
Maybe turn on your tv TODAY @sportsbetcomau .. We're covering Stosur & Matilda's non-stop https://t.co/nReWpAIB6x— Samantha Armytage (@sam_armytage) August 9, 2016
To prove her point, Armytage also shared a photograph of herself wearing a completely different outfit than the one in the screenshot.
“Heh @sportsbetcomau .. This is today’s outfit. Stop spouting rubbish & running clips from 12 months ago,” she captioned the photo.
Heh @sportsbetcomau .. This is today's outfit. Stop spouting rubbish & running clips from 12 months ago. #fail pic.twitter.com/nylbmPt6f2
— Samantha Armytage (@sam_armytage) August 9, 2016
The social media managers at Sportsbet were clearly unfazed by Armytage’s dig, choosing to respond by taking another swipe, this time at Koch’s fashion sense.
“Sorry @sam_armytage, you got us. We pulled this from our file marked: Kochie’s all time most shocking ties,” the company tweeted.
Sorry @sam_armytage, you got us. We pulled this from our file marked: Kochie's all time most shocking ties https://t.co/II1AQDOKKY
— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) August 9, 2016
Many of Armytage’s 161,000 Twitter followers leapt to her defence, but others sided with Sportsbet, calling Channel Seven’s Olympic coverage “a joke”.
https://twitter.com/Aaronmazey/status/763147255058542592
Seven has the exclusive rights to broadcast the Olympics in Australia.