Kyle Sandilands sues ARN Media
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The news: Breakfast radio host Kyle Sandilands has commenced federal court proceedings against ARN Media alleging its termination of his contract is invalid because he has not committed serious misconduct or a breach of contract.
The context: Sandilands’ legal proceedings have been filed against ARN and subsidiary Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), which holds the licence for KIIS 1065 Sydney and contracted Sandilands and his services company.
Unsealed copies of court documents were served on CBC on Friday after market close. Sandilands claims there “was no act of serious misconduct or breach of contract, and that the termination was unconscionable under the Australian Consumer Law”.
He is seeking “an order for specific performance of two contracts, payment of whatever amounts are due and payable under the contracts at the time of judgment, and damages”.
This includes the estimated $86 million left of a $100 million contract Sandilands signed to co-host the breakfast show.
Sandilands’ contract was terminated on 18 March after an on-air spat with KIIS FM co-host Jackie “O” Henderson on 20 February.
Henderson’s contract was terminated on 3 March and Sandilands was given 14 days to remedy an alleged “breach of contract and serious misconduct” before his contract was terminated.
The source: ASX
