Entertainment reporter Peter Ford says Wayne Carey has made an “interesting choice” following the emergence of footage of him leaving a bathroom shortly after a woman at a Melbourne wine bar.

“He didn’t have to do that and, probably, the story would have been dead by now [if he hadn’t]”, he told 3AW Breakfast.

Carey has consulted police, lawyers and the AFL Players Association over the matter.

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