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Indigenous TV star Brooke Boney has spoken out on the Today Show to rally around Latrell Mitchell after the Rabbitohs star received racist abuse during their defeat by the Panthers.
As the gun fullback was leaving the field at halftime of South Sydney's defeat by Penrith at BlueBet Stadium, a fan reportedly wearing a Roosters jersey was heard directing racist abuse at the footy star.
He is understood to have been swiftly removed from BlueBet stadium, with the police and NRL launching investigations.
In the aftermath of the Panthers' 16-10 win, Boney spoke out against racism in footy.
'As the only Indigenous person here I just want to jump in and I want to say that racism in sport, racism everywhere has to stop.
'To be able to go to work and do your job is something that everyone should be able to do.
Indigenous TV star Brooke Boney has spoken out on the Today Show to rally around Latrell Mitchell
'I mean, Latrell Mitchell is a big boy, he can look after himself, but nobody should have to go to work and be abused. That's disgusting.
'We have seen it happen before in the AFL. We have seen it happen in other codes and I don't know what it is that goes through people's heads. I know this guy was a kid but you should know better. These kids are learning it from somewhere.
'The thing is, it is not just Latrell then going out on the field. It is kids at home watching this as we report it. It is kids seeing comments on Facebook when the clip gets posted. It is disgusting and it has to stop. It is making people sick,' she said.
It comes after her co-host Alex Cullen called the incident an isolated one and called for the racist fan.
'I was at that game. I was about four or five
