Ex-NRL player Cooper Johns is reportedly in hot water over a stunt on the Las Vegas red carpet that failed to hit the mark.

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Footy funnyman Cooper Johns is said to be in the NRL's bad books in Las Vegas following a prank gone wrong with an inflatable baseball bat aimed at Raiders star Hudson Young.

Former NRL player Cooper Johns has come under fire following a Las Vegas red carpet stunt with the Canberra Raiders that backfired.

While thousands of NRL fans gathered in Vegas to party at a fan event, some of the game's heavy hitters were in deep conversation.

Cooper Johns poked fun at the scuffling Raiders by wielding an inflatable baseball bat on a Las Vegas red carpet.

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