Editing Wayne Carey (section)

== Controversies ==
Carey has had a string of scandals besides the aforementioned extramarital affair with Anthony Stevens' wife.

In 1997, Carey pleaded guilty to indecent assault after grabbing a passing woman's breast on a Melbourne city street after 12 hours of drinking with teammates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2002/s504838.htm|title=Carey crisis sends Melbourne into a spin|work=[[7.30 Report]]|format=transcript|publisher=ABC|location=Australia|date=14 March 2002|access-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111064539/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2002/s504838.htm|archive-date=11 November 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He allegedly told her, "Why don't you get a bigger pair of tits".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23131393-5001021,00.html|title=Wayne Carey shame file|date=30 January 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia}}</ref> Carey later settled out of court when the woman filed a civil suit against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afana.com/netpaper/mar13-01730.html|title=Wayne Carey quits the Roos|publisher=Afana.com|access-date=29 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120727235148/http://www.afana.com/netpaper/mar13-01730.html|archive-date=27 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2000, Carey provided character evidence for [[Jason Moran (criminal)|Jason Moran]], an infamous gangster who was subsequently murdered in [[Melbourne gangland killings|Melbourne's gang war]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/wayne-carey-timeline-of-trouble/story-fn7djq9o-1226260275080|title=Wayne Carey: Timeline of trouble|publisher=News Limited|date=2 February 2012|access-date=4 May 2012|archive-date=2 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202105708/http://www.news.com.au/news/wayne-carey-timeline-of-trouble/story-fn7djq9o-1226260275080|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2004, while holidaying with his then wife, Carey was subject to arrest for a [[misdemeanour]] [[Battery (crime)|battery]] report while holidaying in Las Vegas.<ref name="vegas"/> He was placed in custody for one night then released. The local [[District Attorney]] elected not to pursue the case.<ref name="vegas">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wayne-carey-was-locked-up/story-e6frewt0-1111115460838|title=Wayne Carey was 'locked up' in the US|author1=Healey, Kelvin|author2=Balogh, Stefanie|work=The Sunday Telegraph|location=Australia|date=3 February 2008|access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref>

Carey again became the subject of public comment in February 2006 when he announced he was leaving his pregnant wife Sally for model Kate Neilson.<ref name="Duck">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/gillards-sorrow-for-carey/story-e6frf7kx-1111115906523|title=Wayne Carey shell-shocked, says Andrew Denton|author1=Duck, Siobhan|author2=Wilkinson, Geoff|work=Herald Sun|date=28 March 2008}}</ref> His daughter Ella was born six weeks later. In December 2006, Neilson allegedly reported Carey to Australian police for domestic violence, alleging he had punched her in the face.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dowsley, Anthony|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20979807-661,00.html|title=Wayne Carey assault probe|work=Herald Sun|date=28 December 2006|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> Neilson and Carey denied this report. Subsequently, US security guard Kyle Banks told the [[Nine Network]]'s ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' he saw Carey attacking Neilson while working at the exclusive [[W Hotel]] in New York City in October 2006. Banks said he saw Carey break a bottle of French champagne over his own head.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1065747|title=Shocking details over Carey bashing|work=A Current Affair|date=25 February 2008|access-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323100656/http://www.aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1065747|archive-date=23 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 27 January 2008, Carey was arrested after reports of a disturbance at his Port Melbourne apartment. Police had to subdue Carey with capsicum spray and he was seen handcuffed after allegedly assaulting the officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.smh.com.au/national/police-consider-charges-against-carey-20080128-1oi6.html|title=Police consider charges against Carey|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 January 2008|access-date=14 June 2013|first1=Kellee|last1=Nolan|first2=Jamie|last2=Duncan}}</ref>

Two days later, the Nine Network announced it would not renew Carey's television contract after it was revealed that Carey had been arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer and Neilson in Miami, Florida, on 27 October 2007, after he allegedly [[Glassing|glassed]] Neilsen in the face and neck with a wine glass.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Karen|last1=Collier|first2=David|last2=Hastie |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23129651-661,00.html|work=Herald Sun|title=AFL legend Wayne Carey to break silence after Miami bash charge|date=30 January 2008|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/afl/wayne-carey-sacked-by-nine/2008/01/30/1201369173327.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Wayne Carey sacked by Nine|date=30 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=My drink and drugs shame|page=9|work=[[New Idea]]|date=22 March 2008}}</ref> Police Lieutenant Bill Schwartz, however, reported:<ref name = "thug" />
<blockquote>When officers went and spoke to him, he immediately was belligerent, starting striking out at the officers, in fact, kicked one of the female officers in the face with his foot, elbowed another one in the side of the face. They had to wrestle him down and handcuff him. When he was in the police car, he used his head as a battering ram and tried to smash a hole between the front compartment of the police car and the prisoner compartment.</blockquote>

To stop Carey harming himself and damaging the car, the officers put him into a leather hobble restraint around his hands and legs.<ref name="thug">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23132117-661,00.html|first=Alison|last=Ribbon|agency=AAP|work=Herald Sun|title=Wayne Carey a drunken thug with anger issue – Miami police|date=30 January 2008|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> Carey faced up to fifteen years in jail and {{USD}}30,000 fines. Additionally, Carey was fired from commentary jobs at 3AW and the Nine Network following the coverage of the two arrests.<ref name="pay">{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Lainie|url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23149230-5012955,00.html|title=Make Wayne Carey pay – or count the cost|work=The Advertiser|date=2 February 2008 |access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> Ultimately Carey pleaded guilty to assaulting and resisting Miami police. In exchange for his guilty pleas, prosecutors agreed that Carey should only serve 50 hours of community service, attend alcohol- and anger-management classes, serve two years probation, and pay US$500 to a Miami police charity.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hellard, Peta|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24499671-23211,00.html|work=Courier Mail|title=Wayne pleads Guilty|publisher=Foxsports.com.au|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> As a consequence of his criminal record in the United States, Carey was refused an entry visa in October 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26160274-421,00.html|title=Wayne Carey told to go home at LA airport|last=Houlihan|first=Liam|date=4 October 2009|work=Sunday Herald Sun|access-date=4 October 2009|archive-date=5 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005180159/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26160274-421,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2008, Carey publicly revealed he was, for a long period, an abuser of alcohol and [[cocaine]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Byrne|first=Fiona|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23381177-2,00.html|title=Wayne Carey confesses he has cocaine and booze problem|publisher=News.com.au|date=16 March 2008|access-date=29 September 2011|archive-date=19 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319041703/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23381177-2,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was interviewed by [[Andrew Denton]] on ''[[Enough Rope]]'', where he talked candidly about his life and recent controversies.<ref name=Denton/><ref name="Duck"/> 1.5&nbsp;million viewers tuned into the highly publicised interview.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/tv-radio/m-tune-in-for-carey-confessions/story-e6freeul-1111115944335|title=1.5m tune in for Wayne Carey confessions|work=The Advertiser|date=31 March 2008|access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref>

Carey was attempting to visit [[HM Prison Barwon|Barwon Prison]] in February 2012 to speak to indigenous inmates as part of a mentoring program; however, he was found to have traces of cocaine on his clothing following a routine drug scan. Carey was informed that he could enter the prison if he submitted to a strip search. He declined and left the correctional facility.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wayne Carey 'shatttered' by relevation of jail drug bust|work=Herald Sun|date=2 February 2012|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/wayne-careys-jail-drug-bust/story-fn7x8me2-1226260011340 |author=Dowsley, Anthony|access-date=18 May 2012 }}</ref>

On 1 September 2022, according to numerous sources, including ''The Herald Sun'' and ''The Age'', Carey was gambling when a [[Ziploc|Ziploc bag]] of white powder fell onto a gaming table. Carey denied the substance was illegal, claiming it was a "crushed-up anti-inflammatory".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schelle |first=Caroline |date=2022-09-05 |title=Wayne Carey says powder he dropped at Perth casino was 'not illegal' |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/wayne-carey-says-powder-he-dropped-at-perth-casino-was-not-illegal-20220905-p5bfmq.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref><ref name="foxsports.com.au">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-05 |title=AFL legend Wayne Carey stands down but says white powder 'not illegal' after casino incident |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-wayne-carey-banned-from-crown-casinos-over-white-powder-incident-what-happened-video-drugs/news-story/bc5b4c1f03872d3da541049198c73499 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> Carey was issued with a "withdrawal of license" notice, which means he cannot attend Crown properties for two years. It saw him ejected from the Crown hotel, where he was staying for the [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]–[[Western Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] elimination final. This also means that he was unable to attend the [[2022 Brownlow Medal]] count that was held at [[Crown Melbourne|Crown Palladium]] in Melbourne.<ref name="foxsports.com.au"/>