Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox.
Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox.
The man at the centre of the 60 Minutes Beirut child-snatch bungle returns home promising to tell "the truth" after more than 100 days behind bars. Courtesy 'Sunday Night'.
While sharing its name with the monster in Greek mythology said to have venomous snakes in place of her hair, John Fish's Medusa is inspired by hydromedusae, or freshwater jellyfish.
After a career spanning six decades, the 74-year-old Queen of Soul says she will be stepping back from performing to spend more time with her grandchildren. Courtesy: Network Seven.
The man at the centre of the 60 Minutes Beirut child-snatch bungle returns home promising to tell "the truth" after more than 100 days behind bars. Courtesy 'Sunday Night'.
News Corp Australia alleged Whittington was paid up to $1 million for the segment, but on Wednesday morning Seven said it had not made any payments to any party.
"Sunday Night made no payment to Mr Whittington, his family or any other party for the interview. The fact that he wasn't paid will be disclosed in the program," the network said in a press release.
Tara Brown and sacked producer Stephen Rice on their return to Sydney, after being released from a Lebanese jail. Photo: Getty Images
The former soldier spent two weeks in a Beirut jail in April alongside 60 Minutes crew and reporter Tara Brown for their role in a bungled child abduction. Whittington still faces charges.
Embattled producer Stephen Rice has also settled with Nine after being dismissed by the network in the wake of the scandal.
Advertisement
Rice employed workplace lawyer John Laxon after he was singled-out by Nine in May, while the rest of his team, including executive producers Kristy Thompson and Tom Malone, were reprimanded.
Neither Laxon or Rice would be drawn on the agreed-upon sum, saying they weren't allowed to talk as per the terms of the agreement.
Adam Whittington (left) at Beirut airport with his lawyer Joe Karam as he prepared to fly out of Lebanon following his release. Photo: Supplied
"Stephen Rice and Nine Network Australia have resolved their dispute over Mr Rice's departure from Nine on mutually agreed terms," Laxon said in a statement.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Rice was paid $1 million as part of the deal, while The Australian said the figure was $650,000.
Lawyer John Laxon is representing former 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice. Photo: LinkedIn/John Laxon
In May, Nine announced Rice was leaving the company "effective immediately" after an independent review into the attempted kidnapping of Brisbane mother Sophie Faulkner's two children in Lebanon.
The network's legal costs blew out to a staggering $6 million in the last financial year, largely due to the 60 Minutes incident.
1 comment
New User? Sign up