Australia's most notorious party boy, Corey Worthington, struck a defiant tone outside court as he railed against the media after avoiding conviction for punching a man on a mobility scooter.
Worthington, 32, who was missing his iconic yellow sunglasses and sporting a new haircut, appeared in the Geelong Magistrates' Court on Monday, where he escaped a conviction for assault and battery.
Worthington also confronted TV reporters outside the court and filmed the interactions live on his Instagram.
Outside court he reacted angrily when asked if he regretted his actions. He said: 'the attack happened, simple'.
Corey Worthington looked unrecognizable during a heated outburst with the media outside the court in Geelong on Monday
Worthington is seen at the height of his celebrity with bleach blonde hair and his signature yellow sunglasses
“I did something wrong, but I ask you… if someone touched the mother of your child, what would you do?” he asked.
'When you are in that time and that moment, what is decided at that moment; never mind.
“I left it to the court to decide, and the court has decided. They gave me a no-conviction today.”
The court was told Worthington had successfully completed an anger management course after pleading guilty to two charges of unlawful assault and criminal damage in June.
The charge related to an incident in January in which Worthington attacked a man in his 50s who was riding a disabled scooter and damaged the windscreen of a car.
Now heavily tattooed, Worthington has returned to the spotlight in recent years. He was featured in season 2 of Channel Nine's Australian Ninja Warrior
Worthington was heard exploding at TV reporters on videos posted to Instagram shortly after the appearance
The court heard he told police at the time that the man had allegedly attacked his partner.
During the brief hearing, his lawyer presented a letter to Magistrate John Bentley detailing Worthington's participation and completion of the course.
He was given a 12-month good behavior bond without conviction by Mr Bentley, who lamented the media interest in the case.
“Okay Corey, you did everything I asked of you,” he said.
“It's a bit of a shame that there is a media circus here today.”
Worthington spoke only once, so to speak; “yes, Your Honor,” when asked if he would agree to a good conduct bond.
Worthington posted a video of himself shouting at TV reporter Amber Johnston after the trial
“Sign this bond and stay out of trouble, that will be the end of it,” Mr. Bentley said.
“Merry Christmas and stay out of trouble.”
After his appearance, Worthington confronted Channel 9 reporter Amber Johnston outside court, claiming the media didn't like it when “it was on the other side.”
He filmed the heated interaction and posted it to his Instagram.
“These are the media filming me and I'm just doing my right by filming them back,” he said.
'My teachers were attacked and I went to court to pay my fees and literally they just filmed me, they didn't leave me alone.'
Worthington rose to national fame at the age of 16 after hosting a huge party at his parents' home in January 2008.
The party gained international media attention after his neighborhood was vandalized and he refused to take off his sunglasses during A Current Affair.
“At first it was just a get-together with friends and we thought we might as well make it a party, but then it got a bit out of hand,” he said at the time.
“I can't exactly be blamed for what happened because it wasn't in the house, it was in the street… I'll say sorry, but I won't take off my glasses.”
Worthington disappeared for several years after the incident, but returned to the media with a surprise appearance on Nine's Ninja Warrior.
