Patti Begs Matthew: ‘Leave Before It's Too Late!'

The mum-of-two has a plan to bring her troubled son home

After a troubling start to adulthood, Matthew Newton has enjoyed several years of living under the radar in New York City. He’s spent years almost completely estranged from his parents Patti and Bert, and has instead created a quiet life for himself and wife Catherine Schneiderman – daughter of former New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman and his ex-wife, powerful political figure Jennifer Cunningham.

And now, with Manhattan in the grips of coronavirus and its future looking bleak, Woman’s Day can reveal that both Matt and Catherine’s mums are teaming up to convince their offspring to travel to the Newton family’s Melbourne home for their own safety.