Australian strip club chair thrower loses job, police investigation into viral moment continues

The man who became a sudden internet sensation overnight after CCTV captured him allegedly hurling a chair and knocking out his workmate outside a Melbourne strip club no longer works at the furniture company where he was an executive.Tony Rogers, 58, and his colleague were in Bar 20 on the night of January 30 when one told a barmaid to “open the f–king beer,” news.com.au previously revealed.Security was called, and both men were told to leave, but they did not go willingly.Eventually, the pair were thrown out onto the footpath of notorious King St.But an angry Rogers stormed over to a restaurant next door, grabbed a dining chair and hurled it, likely intended for security, but it hit his mate in the head instead.Both men worked for Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabrike (VS), a leading German manufacturer founded almost 130 years ago that focuses on school and office furniture.In a statement, VS said it was aware of the strip club incident involving two of its employees and said the matter had been taken “extremely seriously”.It is understood Rogers is no longer employed with the German business following an internal investigation in line with company policy, Herald Sun reported.“While the incident occurred outside of business hours and was not related to a work event, the conduct shown was unacceptable and contrary to our values and the standards we expect of our people,” a spokesman for the company said.“Both individuals have expressed genuine regret for the incident and acknowledged a significant error of professional judgment.“One individual is no longer employed with our organization.

VS Australia remains committed to the safety, respect and professionalism of our workplace and to the well-being of our employees and customers.”Rogers was a sales director for VS and had been in the furniture industry for most of his life prior to the viral strip club moment.According to his LinkedIn, he was the director and general manager of Woods Furniture for...