Top fashion designer Wayne Cooper charged with assault after Bondi dust-up

Fashion designer Wayne Cooper has been charged with assaulting his new wife Elizabeth Adams after an incident in Bondi.

Wayne Cooper and his wife Elizabeth Adams outside Bondi Icebergs last year. Picture: Tim Hunter

Fashion designer Wayne Cooper has been charged with assaulting his new wife Elizabeth Adams after an alleged incident in Bondi.

Cooper, 61, is understood to have been staying in Sydney’s eastern suburbs over the weekend, when he was allegedly embroiled in an altercation with Ms Adams, whom he married last year.

Ms Adams went to police on Sunday who began an investigation into allegations of an incident at an apartment complex on Campbell Parade.

Police charged Cooper later that night with one count of assault, and took out an interim Apprehended Violence Order in protection of Ms Adams. He is due to face Waverley Local Court on Thursday.

Fashion designer Wayne Cooper and new Partner Elizabeth Adams. Picture: Tim Hunter

It is the latest saga in the designer’s tumultuous relationship with Ms Adams.

Three months ago, a Byron Bay magistrate imposed a two-year AVO against Ms Adams, preventing her from assaulting or threatening Cooper.

Wayne Cooper and Elizabeth Adams tie the knot at their Byron Bay home on December 1, 2023.

Wayne Cooper and Elizabeth Adams at their Byron Bay wedding.

She must not intentionally or recklessly destroy or damage any property owned by Cooper, or harm any animal that belongs to him, as part of the conditions of the AVO.

The couple, who live in a multimillion-dollar home in the Byron Hinterland, married in December last year, just nine months after they met.

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