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Kylie Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson.

Radio ratings: ABC still struggling, but does anyone miss Kyle and Jackie O?

Some green shoots for ABC 774, but the bigger problem remains, while KIIS listeners say “Kyle and Jackie who?”

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In happier times: Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.

‘Massive shareholder loss’: Investors revolt over pay at Kyle and Jackie O’s former network

Shareholders in ARN have overwhelmingly rejected the company’s executive pay packets, with more than 90 per cent of votes opposing its remuneration report.

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Gemma O’Neill and Bruno Bouchet serve as friends, managers and business partners to Jackie “O” Henderson and Kyle Sandilands respectively.

The ‘besties’ behind the Kyle and Jackie O reckoning

Kyle Sandilands calls his manager a “slave”. Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s helped her through an addiction battle. Now an explosive court case promises to force them into the limelight.

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Kyle Sandilands arriving at the Law Courts complex in Sydney in late April.

How KIIS cashed in on Kyle & Jackie O’s ‘explosive fights’

Kyle Sandilands has admitted to berating Jackie ‘O’ Henderson on air – and detailed more clashes with his former co-host – but argued the network encouraged him.

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Broadcaster Kyle Sandilands departs Federal Court on Friday.

Kyle and Jackie O are finished, but The Kyle Show is just starting in court

The lewd shock jock is determined to be front and centre of an escalating legal battle involving his former studio partner and their erstwhile employers, ARN.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Broadcaster Kyle Sandilands’ lawyer has admitted his conduct was not nice, but argued it was in line with his contract.

Kyle slams Jackie O’s ‘bullshit’ legal strategy as chances of KIIS return dwindle

Kyle Sandilands erupted outside court, after his bid for an expedited trial was scotched, and the judge signalled it was highly unlikely he would order KIIS to take him back on air.

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Kyle and Jackie O’s final ratings survey drew mixed results.

KIIS breakfast goes backwards in Sydney, gains in Melbourne amid Kyle & Jackie O blow-up

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson received $100 million contracts in 2023 on the hopes that their show would become a national success, beginning in Melbourne.

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A little over two years ago, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson seemed to have got everything they wanted out of their bosses at ARN. Now it’s become a legal drama.

KIIS turns tables on Kyle and Jackie O, sues pair for millions

The radio station has filed a letter with the Federal Court from Jackie “O” Henderson’s lawyers alleging Kyle Sandilands systematically bullied her as it defends contract claims from both stars.

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Hamish McLennan, chairman of ARN Media, which owns KIIS FM.

We’re looking at Kyle and Jackie O fighting – investors are looking at their boss

ARN chairman Hamish McLennan, who presided over the pair’s $100 million contracts and their termination, is up for re-election next month.

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Jackie O Henderson criticised Kyle Sandilands behaviour in February in text messages to bosses at ARN.

Jackie O demanded KIIS bosses stop ‘abusive relationship’ months before Sandilands’ blow-up

Court documents show Jackie “O” Henderson complained about Sandilands after an August broadcast where he berated her and said she was on “period time”.

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