[6] In May 2022, Kent left his position from radio station Triple M after he claimed to have a differing view to an on air incident with fellow presenter Anthony Maroon.
Kent told the media his employers "fully support me” and that he was "embarrassed about" the charges "but unfortunately it’s beyond my control so I’ll just let the court process see its way through now and once we get to the end then we can hopefully see some things through different eyes.
People are entitled to their opinions.” This response, referring to an allegation of domestic violence as a soap opera, was criticised by Ray Hadley among others.
[19] In 2016, Kent wrote an article about the Full Stop Foundation, an organisation hoping to end sexual assault and violence against women.
[23] In September 2023, it was revealed Kent was working part-time as a limousine driver for a funeral home in Sydney while waiting for his case to be heard.
[26] According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald shortly after the incident, "Kent’s gradual unravelling during the past few months has been the talk of rugby league circles and has been well known to those who work with him at Fox.
"[27] [28] Several days before the incident Kent had engaged in a discussion on NRL 360 about a scuffle in the tunnel between Reed Mahoney and Jack Hetherington during a Bulldogs vs Knights game.
This prompted fellow journalist Danny Weidler to write a column referring to "Kent’s obvious problem with alcohol" and the fact "his behaviour during the past two years has been erratic, and many in rugby league have questioned the company he has been keeping."
Weidler also claimed Kent "had privately expressed fears he may have been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)" caused by his careers in boxing and football, because of his "struggles with the anger he displayed most nights on TV, and sometimes away from it.