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Five years after then freshly minted Hollywood it girl Melissa George stormed out of Channel Seven's Martin Place Studios after issuing a fatwa on The Morning Show hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies if they dared to ask about her rather more pedestrian years on Home and Away, the star's feud with the network is well and truly over.
A teary George has been appearing on high rotation on Seven this week in promos for Sunday Night's tell-all exclusive with the now 40-year-old actress, who has been embroiled in an acrimonious marital breakdown with her wealthy French husband, Jean-David Blanc.
The former Home and Away star spoke on Seven's Sunday Night program about the violent end to her relationship with former husband Jean David Blanc. Vision: Channel Seven
A firey ongoing battle of words between Josh and Courtney make for compelling viewing, while contestants express pity for Josh's wife Amy on My Kitchen Rules. Vision courtesy Channel Seven
For Wade Nicholson-Doyle and his partner Chris, getting engaged on-stage at Adele's Melbourne concert was a magical experience - particularly after a terrible run of bad luck in 2016.
The former Home and Away star spoke on Seven's Sunday Night program about the violent end to her relationship with former husband Jean David Blanc. Vision: Channel Seven
George is seen on air claiming to be trapped in her adopted Paris, unable to leave with the couple's two small children claiming her estranged husband won't allow it. Blanc has subsequently denied the accusations. On Thursday he accused George of trying to "secretly leave the country with our children without my consent, which led me to file a criminal complaint for kidnapping attempt".
While Sunday Night bosses would not be drawn on how much George was paid to do the interview, it is understood to be a nominal amount compared with some of the show's other high-profile stories.
Melissa George with Sunday Night reporter Steve Pennells. Photo: Supplied
Interestingly PS can also reveal that producing the story with reporter Steve Pennells is Stephen Rice, the former 60 Minutes producer who found himself in a Lebanese lock-up with Tara Brown after the bungled Beirut child abduction fiasco. Rice reportedly reached a $1 million settlement from Channel Nine following the incident.
PS was told Rice and Pennells were working on "several stories" in Europe, not just the George interview.
Australian actress Melissa George and former husband Jean-David Blanc in happier times. Photo: AP
As for George, she has certainly changed her tune when it comes to the Australian press.
"I don't need credibility from my country any more, I just need them all to be quiet," she said in 2012 following her Morning Show meltdown. "If they have nothing intelligent to say, please don't speak to me any more. I'd rather be having a croissant and an espresso in Paris or walking my French bulldog in New York City."