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Packer brawl erupts over ex-wife’s new love?

A Channel Nine news van parked near James Packer’s palatial Bondi mansion may have been the final straw that saw childhood friends James Packer and David Gyngell come to blows in Bondi yesterday afternoon – but is a little known Australian actor the real reason the brawl erupted?

As Woman’s Day reveals today Erica, 36, has secretly begun dating handsome actor Kick Gurry, 35, with the couple “intent on keeping things private” because Offspring star Kick is said to be “sh*** himself” about James finding out.

Erica is understood to have turned to Channel Nine boss David Gyngell and his wife, Weekend Today presenter Leila McKinnon for support after the divorce eight months ago.

So, is it just a coincidence the fight erupted as news of Erica’s new relationship leaked among their friends over the weekend?

Read more about Erica’s new romance in this week’s Woman’s Day, on sale Monday May 5, 2015.

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