Back in 2008 Australia’s favourite dance show judge was found in a park at the back of Kings Cross unconcious with the ‘date rape’  drug GHB . At the time police charged him with possession, but we were all very suspicious. Why would a man who was partying until 5am be in the park the next day at 3pm? Why would a superstar, especially a Channel 7 one have drugs like some sort of common filty lamo junkie on the streets of the Cross?

Yes, the story stank worse than the pants of the same lamo druggies the authorities were trying to pin him as. Was this a case of society being angry that a successful gay man had broken the stereotypes to not only become involved in ballroom dancing but to also get a job at Channel 7?

It semed our suspicions were founded. The following were quotes from Todd at the time:

McKenney said yesterday he believed his drink was spiked and the drug planted on him at the party the night before.

“They obviously wanted to put the boot into me. I don’t know what I have done to deserve this treatment,” he said.

It looked like there were nasty elements out to get him:

I have no idea where I ended up. My drink was obviously spiked.”

McKenney blamed “the tall poppy syndrome”.

McKenney said there were many people at the party in Potts Point who he did not know and he believed it was “all a set-up”.