{"id":481074,"date":"2026-06-17T01:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/481074\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:36:12","slug":"aussie-radio-host-reaches-14-5m-settlement-ending-legal-stoush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/481074\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie radio host reaches $14.5m settlement, ending legal stoush"},"content":{"rendered":"

Radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands has reached a settlement with his former employer, bringing half of a bitter legal battle to an end.<\/p>\n

ARN Media revealed it would pay Sandilands AU$12 million (NZ$14.5 million) in an ASX announcement published on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He will also receive AU$1.5 million (NZ$1.8 million) worth of advertising services on the radio network’s partner platforms, while ARN will be given a 19.9% contribution from any of his new ventures for up to three years.<\/p>\n

Though the former KIIS FM radio host has said he intends to pursue independent media opportunities, he will not be able to engage with any of ARN’s direct competitors for up to nine months from the date of settlement.<\/p>\n

“This agreement brings certainty for ARN and resolves the legal dispute,” ARN chief executive officer Michael Stephenson said.<\/p>\n

\"Radio<\/p>\n

Radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jacqueline \u2018Jackie O\u2019 Henderson will no longer present the KIIS FM breakfast program together. (Source: Kyle and Jackie O Show via Instagram)<\/p>\n

“ARN remains focused on executing its strategy, including driving a leaner, more efficient operating model, strengthening its core radio network and continuing to invest in digital capabilities and long-term growth.”<\/p>\n

Legal proceedings with Sandilands’ former co-host Jackie “O” Henderson<\/a> are ongoing, the radio giant confirmed.<\/p>\n

The pair were being sued by their former employer after they lodged separate lawsuits following an on-air spat that led to their show being axed.<\/p>\n

Both were seeking the full pay-out of the remainder of their 10-year, AU$100 million (NZ$121 million) contracts signed at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n

But ARN claimed the controversial duo cost the company key advertising revenue through their sacking.<\/p>\n

The highly public bust-up moved into the legal arena after an exchange between the pair in February, when Sandilands accused his co-host of being “off with the fairies”.<\/p>\n

The on-air comments prompted Henderson to say she could no longer work with her contentious colleague.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands has reached a settlement with his former employer, bringing half of a bitter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[85,67,156,1073,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-481074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-australia","tag-crime-and-justice","tag-entertainment","tag-media","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}