Judge Joe Brown has offered a surprising take on the Karmelo Anthony case, implying that the teenager is a “punk.”

Brown had initially defended Anthony, criticizing his high $1 million bond, which he said was excessive and unwarranted. He pointed out that bail is put in place to ensure a defendant attends court, not to punish them.

Brown, who hosted a reality TV court show, was a very real judge and gained fame as the first African-American prosecutor in Memphis, so he knows the law like the back of his hand. He noted that if Anthony had no prior criminal record and didn’t pose a flight risk, he should be allowed a reasonable bond and a pretrial release.

The figure was eventually reduced to $250,000, with Anthony released on house arrest.

Judge Joe Brown Calls Out Karmelo Anthony For “Punk Move”

Karmelo Anthony (Photo via Google)
In his latest say on the matter, which comes after Anthony, now 18, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge, Brown branded him a “punk.” A video of the fight that led to Anthony st@bbing and k!lling Austin Metcalf has also been released and is said to paint the defendant in a very bad light.

Brown, 77, made an appearance on former NBA first-overall pick Kwame Brown’s ‘Bust Life’ podcast this week and said that the charge was “appropriate.”

He also pointed out that Karmelo Anthony was the captain of his football team and should have embraced physicality instead of st@bbing someone he felt was going to beat him up.

“What I don’t get is the punk move of having to st@b somebody to death because he might get his butt beat,” he told Brown (the other Brown).

Brown suggested that Anthony could have stood his ground and fought, run away, or seek vengeance later instead of st@bbing Metcalf.

“Why did he have to k!ll him?” he asked. “That’s a punk play. That’s part of this thing, emasculating the country where you don’t fight like a man.”

A trial date has not been set for Anthony, who remains under house arrest.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’

She told how her health scare has changed her outlook and said she has been seeking comfort from Davina.

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Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw