Seven dealing with lawsuits, disputes and apologies ahead of ABC exposé tonight

Nathan Jolly

August 12, 2024 9:55

Seven’s lawyers are busy sending legal letters to the ABC and fielding them from former employees, while CEO Jeff Howard has sent a lengthy email to staff regarding the pending Four Corners exposé.

ABC posted an incendiary 30-second trailer on Thursday morning for a Four Corners investigation into Seven’s workplace culture titled ‘Don’t Speak’, set to air on Monday night.

The trailer features numerous ex-Seven employees, including Today Tonight’s Mark Gibson, former Seven TV Toowoomba reporter Olivia Babb, and Amber Harrison – whose affair with former CEO Tim Worner was exposed after she breached confidentiality agreements signed in 2014, in which Seven paid $400,000 for her silence.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.