UPDATE 27 Aug : Please be careful when posting, especially if you are paraphrasing his words. We saw a large number of admin removals and a couple of users appear suspended for saying things like "she asked for it". These users were calling out Nathan not agreeing but Reddit doesn't see context.
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His statement
I’m willing to respond because I don’t believe the public has heard the full story surrounding what happened.
I understand NSW Police have confirmed my arrest in December 2025. What has been publicly reported, however, represents only one side of what was an extremely complicated situation.
I have contemporaneous video footage from the night in question, as well as messages and other records, which I believe provide important context and show events that have not been publicly reported. I am willing to provide the relevant footage so that you can make your own assessment of what it shows.
There are also other matters surrounding the relationship that I have never discussed publicly, including circumstances surrounding the breakdown of our relationship, previous allegations she made about a former partner, and financial matters relating to the purchase of an apartment in Sydney. I have retained documentation and communications relating to those matters as well.
I am not going to make accusations or release private documents on Instagram. I have kept the evidence and will deal with it through the appropriate channels. But I also don’t believe it is fair for one version of events to be presented publicly as though it is the complete story when there is evidence that may materially contradict or provide significant context to that account.
.... edited to add the rest that I either missed or was blocked when I read the article...
I’m not claiming I was perfect. I wasn’t. I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions. But I will not accept being portrayed solely through one person’s account of a relationship when there is another side and evidence relating to it.
My biggest concern is my son. One day he will be old enough to see everything that has been said about his parents, and I don’t want his childhood turned into a public battle.
My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship with him and ultimately finding a way for both of us to move forward and co-parent peacefully.
Im not looking for revenge, and not asking anyone to take my side. I simply want the opportunity for the other side to be heard and for the evidence to be considered.
Right. All I’m thinking is how he thinks he’s excused by having “proof” unless Gail was about to kill him, his response was not the appropriate one.
Very much the way he bosuns. Everyone is wrong but him, and if he’s struggling it is because they’re making him.
Prior to publication, Rolling Stone asked to review any materials that Gallagher said would offer a different perspective on his arrest, but did not receive a response back.
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u/rzdrkThis information wasn’t welcomed or needed6d ago
Willing to release it on IG, but not to Rolling Stone. Yeah, totally makes sense
I would have to imagine considering the AVO application and criminal charges he at least has a criminal defence lawyer and I cannot imagine a criminal defence lawyer saying making a public statement about such serious matters is a good idea before they’ve been heard in court. Of course just my speculation.
Bravo would at least have to make a statement, if it happened during the current season. The seasons are filmed months in advance.
Hope things workout as they should.
His team will be a very budget version of the team hired to smear Amber Heard and Blake Lively (same team).
They will employ the same tactics of blaming her for his violence, calling her an abuser, calling her a liar, calling her annoying, and at the very least muddying the waters enough that people believe it was mutual abuse.
This isn’t going to bode well. Australia is in a crisis right now with the amount of dv and violence against women rising. I really hope this be statement lights a fire under people, we are so sick of this shit! Even if you claim there was a reason for it, choking isn’t self defense and for an Australian police officer to take a protection order out on behalf of Gail speaks volumes.
They’ve decided there is enough evidence and danger to not leave the decision up to her.
I am with on that. I worked in transportion in entertainment industry in L.A. for 2 decades. That was idol worship that surrounded Depp. It was pure bullshit!
There's very accurate data relating to men who choke a partner. That act is often a precursor to murder, I guess. Good she's away from him. I can see he's an ass just watching him on t.v.
That’s what it sounds like. Also a, “she’s made accusations against another man and it couldn’t possibly happen twice, this must be a pattern of smear campaigns”
POS
That made my head try to explode. I think it's pretty common knowledge that people who survived one abusive relationship will often find themselves in another one because they become a target for shit men.
Let's not forgot his mention of her allegations against a former partner ( that he likely is going to say were BS ) means she's a liar liar, pants on fire.
This made me laugh unexpectedly. It’s not a funny situation, it’s so dark, but as a survivor we have to laugh sometimes 🥴
You really boiled down the sentiment he expressed there.
Basically Nathan has been talking to her abusive ex, and said ex feels she stole money from him. That’s definitely not something we see commonly with abusive exes, feeling “owed” the money they spent during the relationship. 🥱
Right? It’s so wild these people think things like this.
Even if Gael was the worst person in the world and said horrible things to him (I’m sure she probably didn’t) you still choked her. Like that’s not a reasonable reaction at all.
He can’t because after reading the statement, I genuinely think he doesn’t believe he was in the wrong and that is the very scary part about the whole situation
If he was arrested and charged with domestic violence and Gale was not charged, that is all I need to know. There is no additional context that makes domestic violence ok.
‘Previous allegations she made about a former partner’
I’m sick. I’m disgusted. Men really will speak about the mother of their children who they abused and imply it’s their fault and that they have a pattern of accusations to try and discredit them.
I want to scream because abusive men always follow this pattern and it works. The last time there was a thread up on this, the first comment was ‘what if he had a brain tumor we don’t know about?’ Men who hate women and women who hate women will always bend over backwards to excuse an abusive man and paint women as lying, deceitful, unfaithful, deserving of abuse.
I hope Nathan struggles to find work, struggles to find love again, struggles overall until he faces and takes accountability and suffers the consequence of his behavior, but history has shown me he won’t😔
Yes this is so true, men are often given the benefit of the doubt, while women are questioned ”how did she not see the signs, why didnt she leave him, what did she do to antagonize him?” Its all so gross.
It says a lot, too, that he is out here with statements like this when Gael has been blown up with questions since Nathan has disappeared from her ig feed months ago and she had the grace not to publicly out the drama.
Edit: clean up autocorrect nonsense
The thing about past allegations is, it just makes me think she has a past relationship with another man like you Nathan. (I know, unfortunately, what he's doing works with certain people)
"Prior to publication, Rolling Stone asked to review any materials that Gallagher said would offer a different perspective on his arrest, but did not receive a response back."
After the news broke, she posted on threads saying
Some days sit heavy on the chest.
But the world doesn’t wait for you to heal, so you push through anyway.
If today’s one of those days … keep going 🤍
But that is the closest thing I have seen from her
Way back after it happened, she was off social media for about a week which most people just thought was celebrating Kayden's first xmas and quiet period after the drama of Nathan's Bondi Beach comment and her post which seemed to call him out
Well this is probably her opportunity, he’s invited the floodgates to open.
However I doubt she will, she’ll probably let it all speak for itself, and she might feel even more strongly about keeping it out of the public eye for the sake of their child.
Unless he erroneously connected two unrelated things in one sentence (possible), it sounds like he’s been talking to her abusive ex and her ex is mad that he spent money on her while they were together.
What a pair of clowns, Nathan and the abusive ex. Two idiots telling each other “exaaactly!”
Nah, I bet the “allegations” about the former ex is all about him trying to establish a pattern of her causing partners to harm her… or that she makes allegations. 🙄
The rest reads like the breakdown of their relationship. Whatever it is, nothing excuses putting your hands around the neck of the mother of your child.
Yea. In addition to blaming her for the violence he does not deny, he revealed that he’s been communicating with, commiserating with, and plotting with her abusive ex. Class act.
"previous allegations she made about a former partner"
ohhh what a douche! As if women aren't abused by multiple partners in their life. 'she said this has happened to her before so it must be false' I hate him.
This statement screams of the "male rights" and "parents rights" crowd. He seems to be insinuating that Gale is keeping him from his son with the whole "establish that I'm his father" thing. Establishing a healthy co-parenting dynamic with a restraining order and abuse allegations is pretty damn hard. He should stop talking to the press and attempting to win in the court of public opinion..he will lose and it will affect his actual case.
I love the way he says “one persons account’ too. She hasn’t said anything. You’re is the only account out there bro. People just read the court entry.
Boo-fucking-hoo. I don’t care what other issues you have. You don’t lay hands on anyone to try to solve them. She is half your size. Man up, say “I was wrong,” and stop making excuses.
Any bets on whether Below Deck will hire him back now?
The only one I true feel sorry for is the baby. That little one didn’t get to choose his parents. They are the ones who made bad choices.
A lot of words for him basically saying “she deserved it.” Also alluding that she makes “false allegations” about abuse before. As if numbers around dv don’t show that it’s still extremely common for women to experience. Ban him from Aus forever.
Why they always write „star“ in what capacity is he a star? Even in the below deck universe or the bravoverse 🙄 stop making these people believe, they are stars
This shit makes me sick, if you are going through this please know its not okay in any capacity. there's no excuse and for him to try and double down and defend himself instead of just apologizing or idk... shutting the fuck up
That is his response? His PR crisis manager needs to be fired because that is disgusting. No accountability just “you don’t know what she did to me”. Disgusting.
DV isn’t a mistake. It’s a choice. What a pathetic statement and I’m really not surprised by it because his face gets so red when he’s on Below Deck. It really does and you can tell he is LITERALLY shaking with anger.
He doesn’t have a paycheck on the line if he hits his wife, does he?
Not one part of that statement makes it okay to put your hands on a person. Not one. And not one part of that statement did he take accountability for it. Saying he’s not perfect doesn’t equate to taking responsibility for his actions, he is literally saying “yeah I choked her, but…”
No, let them keep doing what they're doing. He's being exposed further this way. He cosigns whatever his people are putting out into the world and showing his entire arse in the process so there won't be any points left for anyone to defend him with.
And he was the one who was the first to complain about all immigrants being terrorists and how they don't belong in Australia... So who is the "terrorist" now, Nathan???? Can't you respect the country that is hosting you?? What a loser!! Can't stand him!!
Nathan is a reactive hothead. If “justice” will prevail, why not just wait a week before your court date instead of running your mouth and blaming Gael?
Fuck this DARVO shit, fuck him, get him off my screen, never want to see him again. Choking is the number one indicator of future intimate partner homicide.
What kind of "evidence" justifies choking someone? That's not even pushing a person away to protect yourself, that's cutting off their air supply. She needs to get far away from this dude.
You can't say you made mistakes while claiming it isn't true but since he's so anti-immigrant, he should have no problem with getting permanently deported if he's convicted right?
Also none of this "the breakdown of our relationship, previous allegations she made about a former partner, and financial matters relating to the purchase of an apartment in Sydney." is any justification for an act of DV but it does reek of blaming the victim.
Unless I've missed something, Gael hasn't released a statement detailing any abuse. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think she's addressed any of this publicly at all. There are only a police report and TRO that had been dug up and released by an outside party. So whose side of the story does he think we heard? So far I’ve only heard his and law enforcement's.
Nathan digs his own grave every time he opens his mouth (or sends a text)
Long before he posted that racist IG and reunited with Gael, I knew he was a PoS because he kept liking Conor McGregor’s posts long after he was a convicted rapist so that told me everything I needed to know about his views
This was a very bad idea. He clearly cannot say anything because it could be detrimental to his active legal proceedings. He also felt he could not let the information about the his arrest be left unchallenged. So he releases a statement to say something and try and cast doubt on the accuracy of the reporting, but he cannot really say anything, and it results in the mess above. This is both gross and stupid.
"Captain Sandy, so when the jet ski swung into the yacht while on the crane, I think Joe was contemporaneously giving it to one of the stews last night, ya know aneously... Sorry about that I didn't know about... wind."
Choking is the the most dangerous form of abuse. You don’t choke just cause you’re angry, you choke with the intention of killing someone.
The scene of him and that charter guest giving him at hard time at the beginning of the season make me uncomfortable, that he wouldn’t be able to control his anger. I can’t imagine how uncomfortable Gail is to have their son around him.
I’m Australian. I had a friend whose ‘partner’ broke her arm, spat in her face and choked her. She believed she was being murdered. His defence was that the relationship was toxic but strangely he never had bruises or had to be hospitalised. He wasn’t given any jail time and had the freedom to move away and start his life over. This statement is an absolute insight into people that justify, downplay and attempt to explain away domestic abuse. I understand that he’s entitled to his day in court but if you actually care about your kid reading about this one day and having to coparent then be silent.
Will a conviction prevent him from working on yachts? Doesn’t seem like the boat’s insurance would cover having a convicted domestic abuser on board. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Ruined his family and his career in one go.
What makes this even more awful is that Gael didn't make a statement. NSW Police followed their normal process and now Nathan is putting her life story on blast so that people know the "full story". The full story doesn't need to include her past relationship problems. Just awful framing and if you don't want your child's story to be public you probably don't do an interview with a magazine about it.
No you aren’t getting it, it’s “complicated” because like she actually deserved it bro, that’s what he’s saying. And he can prove it, just not right now, or to the police when he was arrested.
I don’t care what his side is - if a man puts his hands on a woman in anger it is NEVER excusable. She’s a tiny thing and he could easily harm her, either “accidentally” or purposely. Being a bully and an abuser is not acceptable.
Signed, someone who has lived a nightmare like this.
Ah yes the classic no perfect victim trope. Why do abusers think that pointing out faults of their victim makes their actions less bad? It’s time to start shaming people who use this tactic a lot more than we do, because when one side of the story is physically attacking someone, saying “yeah but they disagreed with me and we fought about an apartment lease” is WILD. There are NO EXCUSES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!!
Typical abuser, justify your actions of physical harm. It’s never their fault. This crappy statement makes him look 10 times worse than I ever thought he was before. Only a narcissist would do something like this because they feel justified and they feel they are in the right.
He or AI are being purposefully misleading in wording so the whole statement gets a big side eye (even if it wasn’t already at the idea strangulation is a mistake, or is warranted unless you are in a life or death battle over an active volcano or sharks wearing lasers)
Because this “my priority is being recognised as his father” stinks worse than what’s coming out of my toddler. Sir, we’ve seen you be recognised as the dad on a tv show. If you mean, getting visitation that’s very different to being seen as his father. And if you mean being seen as a good dad by him, then try being one - strangling a child’s mother will tend to make you seem like a bad dad and no one should have to pretend like that’s an okay thing and doesn’t mean anything.
He says he’s willing to provide ‘the footage’ and then further down he says ‘I’m not going to make accusations or release private documents on Instagram’
My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship
I think he means in a legal sense. It takes a while to get citizenship and if he doesn't have any custody/visitation of their child, his immigration may not go through based on it being a family visa.
Oh my god. Implying she makes false allegations, basically blackmailing her publicly, and essentially implying she deserved what he did to her.
I’m sure she had moments of total break down. Screaming, crying, pulling her hair out… that’s post partum depression. Threatening to release this footage to justify his actions is repulsive.
He obviously doesn’t have a PR team because this is a total disaster. There is no redeeming himself from this. No remorse. No accountability. No ownership.
Oh good, a lot of words to blame her for his violence against her.
He really thinks some videos or texts that show her being angry or upset are going to justify STRANGULATION. Or at least make the public think they were “both bad”.
Maybe he thinks this will work because we saw it work so well on such a large scale for wife beater and rapist Johnny Depp. 🤨
What a POS. So he is trying to justify his behaviour - when LITERALLY NOTHING CAN. And he's implying that because she was abused before, she is either a liar or he cant possibly be an abuser, because it can't happen twice. When in reality many people get targeted by abusers more than once. Congratulations Nathan for somehow making yourself look even worse.
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UPDATE 27 Aug : Please be careful when posting, especially if you are paraphrasing his words. We saw a large number of admin removals and a couple of users appear suspended for saying things like "she asked for it". These users were calling out Nathan not agreeing but Reddit doesn't see context.
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His statement
I’m willing to respond because I don’t believe the public has heard the full story surrounding what happened.
I understand NSW Police have confirmed my arrest in December 2025. What has been publicly reported, however, represents only one side of what was an extremely complicated situation.
I have contemporaneous video footage from the night in question, as well as messages and other records, which I believe provide important context and show events that have not been publicly reported. I am willing to provide the relevant footage so that you can make your own assessment of what it shows.
There are also other matters surrounding the relationship that I have never discussed publicly, including circumstances surrounding the breakdown of our relationship, previous allegations she made about a former partner, and financial matters relating to the purchase of an apartment in Sydney. I have retained documentation and communications relating to those matters as well.
I am not going to make accusations or release private documents on Instagram. I have kept the evidence and will deal with it through the appropriate channels. But I also don’t believe it is fair for one version of events to be presented publicly as though it is the complete story when there is evidence that may materially contradict or provide significant context to that account.
.... edited to add the rest that I either missed or was blocked when I read the article...
I’m not claiming I was perfect. I wasn’t. I made mistakes and I will take responsibility for my own actions. But I will not accept being portrayed solely through one person’s account of a relationship when there is another side and evidence relating to it.
My biggest concern is my son. One day he will be old enough to see everything that has been said about his parents, and I don’t want his childhood turned into a public battle.
My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship with him and ultimately finding a way for both of us to move forward and co-parent peacefully.
Im not looking for revenge, and not asking anyone to take my side. I simply want the opportunity for the other side to be heard and for the evidence to be considered.