SBS delays documentary series as character lied about his criminal past
Michael LaHoud
The Telegraph front page
SBS has pulled its heavily promoted real-life series Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl from its January 7 debut following reports one of the show’s lead characters had lied about his criminal past.
Heavily tattooed Michael LaHoud, who features in three episodes of the four part series, had told the show he had done time in a maximum security prison after he was sentenced to almost five years in jail for armed robbery in 2007.
LaHoud also told the show he had fathered three daughters during his incarceration during conjugal visits with his now-estranged wife.
Hahaha, lying to sound more bad-ass than he really is.
A criminal who lies, who’d have thought?
those bad arse tats are probably permanent marker.
Just reflects badly on SBS and makes you wonder if other documentaries by that station in the past were made up.
Ummm – research SBS! Sure you have a dept for that stuff.