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Influencers, firms cut ties with former Bachelor Sam Wood after DV charges

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Jacques, O. (2026, October 6). Influencers, firms cut ties with former Bachelor Sam Wood after DV charges. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/influencers-businesses-sever-ties-with-reality-star-sam-wood/107233260

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-06 · by Owen Jacques

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Fitness entrepreneur Sam Wood, a former star of The Bachelor Australia, is facing domestic violence charges including assault and strangulation. Companies like ALT (now 28 Group) and individuals such as fitness trainer Tiffiny Hall are distancing themselves from him in response to these allegations. Mr. Wood's case was adjourned at Maroochydore Magistrates' Court with no bail application, and he is due back in court on Thursday.
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Reality TV star Sam Wood, who gained fame from The Bachelor in 2015, was charged with domestic violence offenses after police were called to a property in Noosa, Queensland, on Saturday evening. Police accused the 46-year-old Victorian man of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation; he was refused bail and is scheduled to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court. Wood's wife Snezana posted on Instagram that they were "working through this as a family." The couple's business, 28 by Sam Wood, has been sold for $71 million to genomics group myDNA, which is owned by Melbourne-based businessman Dennis Bastas, and the company has placed Wood on indefinite leave.

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“While both articles discuss Sam Wood's domestic violence charges, Article A reports on influencers and firms cutting ties with him after the charges were filed, while Article B focuses on his bail hearing where details about the alleged choking incident are revealed. These describe different stages of the same case but not the exact same event.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
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“Article A describes peers and companies cutting ties with Sam Wood after his DV charges, while Article B reports on him being moved to a correctional center following a failed bail application.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
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“Article A describes the family's statement after Sam Wood's arrest, while Article B reports on peers and companies distancing themselves from him following the charges.”
The Guardian
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“While both articles discuss Sam Wood's arrest for domestic violence, Article B describes subsequent events involving peers and companies distancing themselves from Wood, not the initial incident or arrest itself.”
Daily Mail
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“Article A describes the incident at the Noosa holiday villa where Sam Wood was charged with domestic violence, while Article B covers the reaction of peers and companies cutting ties with him after the charges were laid.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
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“While both articles discuss Sam Wood's domestic violence charges, Article A focuses on the initial charging of offences, while Article B covers the subsequent reaction from peers and businesses.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
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“The articles describe different parts of an ongoing situation: Article A focuses on influencers and firms cutting ties with Sam Wood after his domestic violence charges, while Article B describes a scene of Sam Wood being seen in Noosa before the arrest.”
Daily Mail
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“The articles describe related events but not the exact same occurrence: Article A focuses on influencers and firms cutting ties after DV charges, while Article B details Wood's arrest and bail hearing.”
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Owen Jacques
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🔮 Queensland butchers are grappling with a skills shortage, with one set to stop serving customers due to a lack of available staff, while others have begun recruiting from overseas. Noosa butcher Steve Young's business had grown over more than 20 years, starting with his first storefront in nearby Tewantin in 2005. He said the retail butcher store still had a strong and loyal group of customers, but that its popularity was also the reason for it having to close.
🔮 In another, he asked if he could touch the teenager's leggings, and before she could respond, he put his hand on her knee.
🔮 In short Sam Wood will launch a new fight for bail in the state's highest court after he was remanded in custody yesterday.
🔮 Some of the country's most followed personalities have over the past 24 hours publicly emphasised that while they would not comment on any accusations, they have zero tolerance of domestic and family violence in all its forms.
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28 Group ALT Australian Foxes Den Maroochydore Magistrates' Court

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Wood PERSON · 8× Sam Wood PERSON · 6× Australian NORP · 4× Maroochydore Magistrates' Court ORG · 3× 28 Group ORG · 2× ALT ORG · 2× Foxes Den ORG · 2× Australian Life Tech ORG · 1× Mathew Cuskelly PERSON · 1× Noosa GPE · 1×

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From Bachelor to big-time Mr Wood co-founded Australian Life Tech (ALT) in 2016, a year after his starring role on reality television program The Bachelor Australia. The company went onto develop the 28 by Sam Wood exercise app and nutrition program. Mr Wood has previously estimated it had 400,000 clients in its first six years of operation.
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🔮 Some of the country's most followed personalities have over the past 24 hours publicly emphasised that while they would not comment on any accusations, they have zero tolerance of domestic and family violence in all its forms.
2026-10-06 · ABC News (AU)
Influencers, firms cut ties with former Bachelor Sam Wood after DV charges · assertive framing

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In short: Peers and companies are cutting ties with fitness entrepreneur Sam Wood, after he was charged with several domestic violence offences, including strangulation. asserted
he → cut → strangulation
Multiple well-known influencers and corporations have released statements distancing themselves from the former Bachelor star. asserted
influencers → know → star
Mr Wood is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates' Court on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday. asserted
Wood → appear → Thursday
As Australian influencer and reality TV star Sam Wood remains behind bars on the Sunshine Coast facing domestic violence charges, businesses and colleagues are cutting ties with him and his fitness empire. asserted
businesses → remain → him
Some of the country's most followed personalities have over the past 24 hours publicly emphasised that while they would not comment on any accusations, they have zero tolerance of domestic and family violence in all its forms. asserted
they → emphasise → forms
Mr Wood was arrested at a property on Hastings Street in Noosa on Saturday night and was remanded in custody. asserted
Wood → arrest → custody
He is charged with the domestic violence offence of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. asserted
He → charge → setting
The strangulation offence carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. asserted
offence → carry → prison
At Maroochydore Magistrates' Court on Monday, Mr Wood's matter was adjourned with no application made for bail. asserted
application → adjourn → bail
His lawyer Mathew Cuskelly told media outside the court that Mr Wood would defend the charges. asserted
Wood → tell → charges
From Bachelor to big-time Mr Wood co-founded Australian Life Tech (ALT) in 2016, a year after his starring role on reality television program The Bachelor Australia. The company went onto develop the 28 by Sam Wood exercise app and nutrition program. Mr Wood has previously estimated it had 400,000 clients in its first six years of operation. asserted
it → co → operation
In 2022, ALT was bought by Melbourne company myDNA for $71 million and now trades as 28 Group under Australian pharmaceutical giant DBG. asserted
ALT → buy → DBG
As Mr Wood's matter went before court, 28 Group acting chief executive Mark Watkin confirmed on social media that the influencer was on "indefinite leave from his duties" while the allegations were investigated. asserted
allegations → go → duties
"We have all been shocked and saddened by the matters involving Sam Wood," Mr Watkin wrote in a statement. "We have zero tolerance for domestic violence." Fitness friends sever ties Since news of the charges broke on Sunday afternoon, former corporate and fitness industry allies have moved quickly to sever ties. asserted
allies → shock → ties
Tiffiny Hall, who became a household name as a trainer on the Australian TV show The Biggest Loser, released a statement on social media that said she was not associated with Mr Wood or his company. asserted
she → become → Wood
"My time with 28 by Sam Wood had already come to an end and I had moved on to focus on other projects. asserted
I → come → projects
I have no ongoing role or involvement with the program,” she wrote on Instagram. asserted
she → have → Instagram
"I will continue to empower women to be safe, strong and support in any way I can. asserted
I → continue → way
" Ready-made food company Foxes Den has also cut ties. asserted
company → make → ties
"Effective immediately, Foxes Den has ended its partnership with 28 by Sam Wood," the company wrote on social media. asserted
company → end → media
"We're aware of the serious charges that have been reported, and while this matter is before the courts, we've made the decision to step away from this partnership." asserted
we → report → partnership
Australian actress Tammin Sursok has also removed links between her and the accused influencer. asserted
Sursok → remove → her
"In light of the reports, I have immediately paused my partnership with 28 by Sam Wood and removed related promotional content from my social channels while this matter is before the courts,"she said. asserted
matter → pause → courts,"she
Mr Wood is expected to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates' Court on Thursday, where his legal team said it intended to make an application for bail. asserted
it → expect → bail
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