<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Controversial radio host Kyle Sandilands is expected to make his first appearance in court in a showdown with a $100 million contract on the line. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The top-rating provocateur is suing his former employer ARN in the Federal Court, alleging the termination of his contract with the company was invalid because there was no act of serious misconduct. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also claims the termination breached Australian Consumer Law.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-27-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/360c2a9e-82b1-4a00-88b0-0938f1e38e40"><strong><span>'Australia wasn't great': Trump hits out at lack of international help in war against Iran</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> ARN, the parent company of KIIS FM, which previously broadcast Sandilands' show for more than a decade, said on Monday it disputed the claims and would defend them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Its subsidiary, Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation, is also named in the lawsuit. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> ARN tore up Sandilands' $100 million contract after the shock jock's on-air clash with co-host Jackie "Jackie O" Henderson ended their time together on the long-running show. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/kyle-sandilands-court-showdown-arn-over-100-million-contract/c912ae08-12d0-4118-bb60-60c0184a0e50" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> The Kyle and Jackie O Show was a consistent ratings hit in Sydney but had failed to gain much traction in its expansion to Melbourne and Brisbane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-narelle-severe-storm-batters-western-australia-coastline/5f398dd7-33fb-4e2e-8226-79371f263552"><strong><span>Cyclone Narelle intensifies as it approaches WA coast</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The split came after Sandilands slammed his broadcast partner for looking into former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's horoscope. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You're off with the fairies ... every segment, every time you've spoken, you don't even know what's going on," Sandilands said to Henderson during the February 20 broadcast. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>ARN said Henderson gave notice she could no longer work with her co-host, triggering an early March decision to terminate her $100 million agreement. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sandilands was suspended on March 3 and issued a breach notice for serious misconduct. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has consistently denied breaching the terms of his contract.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/april-one-financial-changes-australia-2026-private-health-insurance-energy-rebate-mortgage-rate-explained/144c4981-2270-48be-8661-bc6ef8b33ec4"><strong><span>Aussie households set for triple-whammy bill price hike next month</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><span>Details of the on-air blow-up that derailed Kyle and Jackie O's $200 million deal</span></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The on-air fight began after Jackie O read from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's astrology birth chart and Sandilands complained about her interest in astrology charts."Your fixation on this has made you almost unworkable," Sandilands told her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You are off with the fairies with this s---, it's mental."He claimed her fixation on astrology charts made her sound like a "drug addict".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Henderson has previously opened up on air about addiction issues that led to her going to rehabilitation in the US in 2022.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Henderson said Sandiland's accusations were "so unfair" and that he was attacking her on air.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I would never say things like that about you," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a total attack, it really is. Kyle, to say 'you don't know what the F is going on, you're not doing your job,' that's an attack and I wouldn't do that."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sandilands and Henderson have been in an on-air partnership for 27 years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They moved to breakfast in 2005 and then to KIIS in 2014.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They have been under contract in a lucrative $200 million, 10-year deal that was set to run until December 2034.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rba-interest-rates-the-danger-on-the-flipside-of-the-rbas-rate-hike/0f884e4a-cc94-45b9-8ff4-98567d0cd712"><strong><span>'Global recession risk': The danger on the flipside of the RBA's rate hike</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h2><span>Kyle Sandilands' statement in full</span></h2></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>ARN has just announced that they've terminated my contract.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>I don't accept it.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>My lawyers told them last week this would be invalid. And guess what? It is.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>Let me tell you what actually happened here. Jackie and I had a blue on air. That's it. The kind of thing we've done a hundred times in 25 years. And ARN took the situation and decided to try and burn the place down. They sacked Jackie. They suspended me. They wouldn't even let me pick up the phone to call her or anyone else on the show. Then — and this is the bit that gets me — once they'd made it impossible for the show to go on, they turn around and say, "You didn't fix it. You're fired!"</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>I said sorry to Jackie the night of our blow-up. And when I said I was sorry to Jackie, I meant it. I still mean it. But it doesn't mean I will stand by while I am separated from the people who've listened to me every morning for 25 years.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>Before they suspended me, ARN said, "Let us handle it," and I listened. In the two weeks since, I've done everything ARN asked. I said, put me back on air. I'll work with Jackie. I'll work with someone else. Whatever you need. Every single time – "no." They weren't interested. They didn't want to fix this. They thought they saw a chance to get out of the contract they signed with me a year ago, and they ran with it.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>ARN knew exactly what they were getting when they signed my deal. They've worked with me for over a decade. They knew how I work, they knew the show, and they were happy to pay for it —because I delivered. Number one ratings. Year after year. Hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for their business. I held up my end. I always have.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>So, you tell me — why would ARN prefer to breach a contract and pay the legal consequences rather than honour the contract and pay me to do what I do best? That's the bit that doesn't make sense.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>I've got a contract until 2034. I've got rights under that contract. And ARN hasn't honoured the contract.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>So, it's over to my lawyers.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>To the people who tune in every morning — you lot are the reason I've done this for 25 years. You didn't get a say in this. Neither did I. But my lawyers will. I'm not done. Not by a long way.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></a></p></li></ul></div></div>