GWS Giants player Clayton Oliver responded playfully after adult content creator Annie Knight shared screenshots she claims are of private messages sent to her by Australian athletes. Knight, 29, posted a video on Instagram over the weekend, alleging that Geelong star Bailey Smith, Oliver, and Australian cricketer Cooper Connolly had sent her messages.
Knight stated that she was inspired to create the video due to recent public attention surrounding Bailey Smith's dating life and a controversy involving Collingwood star Beau McCreery's father. "I thought I would out some of the AFL players and cricket players who have slid into my DMs," Knight said in the clip. "Sorry boys."
She identified Oliver as a "repeat offender," stating that he had contacted her multiple times. However, Oliver appeared to embrace the situation. Following the Giants' win over Port Adelaide on Saturday, Oliver shared a video from the team's changerooms where teammates were singing Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal," chanting the lyric, "Annie, are you OK?" Oliver later reposted the clip on Instagram, tagging Knight and asking, "Would love to know, are you actually OK @annieknight?"
Knight also alleged that Bailey Smith had messaged her more than once and had inquired about her friend, Lily Phillips. Knight, who is engaged to Henry Brayshaw, the son of AFL commentator James Brayshaw, concluded her video by displaying her engagement ring and humorously warning the athletes to stay out of her inbox.
"Stay out of my DMs," Knight quipped. She captioned the post, "Sorry boys... but you're trying to cut @henry.brayshaw's lunch... so karma I guess?"