Ben Ely, an Australian musician, is well-known for being the ex-husband of Yumi Stynes. Yumi Stynes appears as a guest panelist on Studio 10 on January 28, 2019. When host Kerri-Anne Kennerley brought up the subject of at-risk Indigenous women and children during the show, Stynes accused Kennerley of being “racist.”
Kennerley was profoundly outraged by the “attack” and later voiced concern about the potential damage to her reputation while chatting on-air with Ben Fordham from 2GB.
The next day, Stynes called in “sick” and canceled her scheduled appearance on Studio 10, claiming on Instagram that her absence had nothing to do with the previous day’s events. She later explained, however, that she did not participate because she felt it was not her responsibility to argue over Indigenous rights.
She also stated that she believes she would have stepped right into a trap if she had returned to the performance the next day. Instead, Stynes appeared on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, where she said things like, “Kennerley has been around forever, she’s like a cockroach, she can’t be extinguished.”
The hosts conducted a phone conversation with Kennerley during that interview to address the previous day’s fight, during which Stynes referred to Kennerley as someone who lectured her about racism. Stynes’ “attack” on Kennerley was panned in the press and online, with some calling it “lazy” and “predictable.”
Yumi Stynes ex-husband: Who is Ben Ely?
Australian musician and artist Benjamin Ely, who was born on September 13, 1970, is best known for his work with the alternative rock group Regurgitator.
Ely’s family, originally from Brisbane, moved to a Cleveland suburb. He became friends with fellow musicians Dave Atkins and Jim Sinclair while still in high school, and they subsequently joined forces to form Pangaea. Ely met guitarist Quan Yeomans in 1993, and the two of them formed Regurgitator. Ely expresses admiration for Yeomans’ work and acknowledges the beneficial effect it had on their collaboration, describing their meeting as the most important event in his life. Ely has previously attributed Metallica and Black Sabbath for influencing his artistic identity when discussing his musical inspirations.
Beyond his work with Regurgitator, Ely makes further artistic contributions. He co-wrote the soundtrack for the 2004 Australian film Somersault, starring Abbie Cornish, with Decoder Ring. The song “Somersault” won the 2004 Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series, or Mini-Series Award at the Australian Screen Music Awards, while the soundtrack of the movie won an AFI Award for Best Original Music Score.