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Amber Harrison: Seven review findings “a joke”

Amber Harrison rejects the findings of Seven's review, labelling it a "whitewash."

No surprises that Amber Harrison has criticised the findings of Seven’s review into her affair with CEO Tim Worner.

In various reports yesterday she labelled the results a “whitewash.”

She told nine.com.au she submitted taxi receipts and text messages to the Allens law firm proving that Worner used his company credit card to visit her Balmain home for sex and that he abused cocaine at work.

Ms Harrison is also disappointed that the review did not address her allegations about the “heavy handed” manner in which she was dealt with by Seven, claiming its treatment of her has been “despicable, excessive, brutalising and cruel.”

“The lesson for women is don’t work for Seven West Media and expect to be treated equally or with respect,” Ms Harrison said in her statement.

“Seven West Media have just been given a green light to prey on female staff, and if there is any objection Seven will smash you with their legal juggernaut.”

She claimed she was aware of “several senior women at Seven who have expressed their dismay
and disgust directly to Ryan Stokes at the way in which this matter has been handled”.

“At my interview with Allens Linklater I provided explicit evidence … the claims by Seven that these allegations cannot be substantiated are a joke,” she said.

Ms Harrison’ statement continues: “While the investigation has been characterised by Seven as thorough and having considered all relevant circumstances, the interview I had with the investigating team demonstrated that it was superficial, deliberately limited in scope.”

Yesterday a statement from Seven West Media said key allegations could not be substantiated and cleared its own CEO of any misconduct.

SWM Board member Jeff Kennett told The Australian, “We’ve done all we can. I’m ­absolutely convinced on the ­evidence we have investigated.

“In the absence of being able to substantiate her claims, I am profoundly disappointed that she has in the past and continues to defame some of Channel Seven’s employees. That to me is without doubt the saddest outcome of this whole process. While we don’t condone what Mr Worner did, this piece has been about trying to prove or disapprove the allegations.”

But News Corp reports Harrison is considering her options and taking legal advice, but said shareholders should demand answers to questions including:

• “Whether in making the claims in today’s announcement, Seven has misled the ASX and
its shareholders”;
• Why Seven chose to dishonour its Deeds of Agreement with me;
• On what basis are agreements entered into (by Seven) and then millions of dollars of shareholders’ funds (spent) to defend his its position and threatens any media that attempt to report on its behaviour;
• In exonerating Tim Worner back in 2014 what did the Board know at that time and
specifically what did the Chairman Kerry Stokes know and when did he know it?”

Seven’s statement said, “This has been a tumultuous time for the entire company and with the receipt of the independent review this matter can now be brought to a conclusion.”

6 Responses

  1. Hopefully the person who told the truth (Amber or the CEO) will prevail in the end. But did I hear that a woman who knowingly slept with another woman’s husband is giving lessons to other women about respect and equality? The CEO’s wife deserves the full respect for being gracious enough to not speak about this so far.

    1. exactly! talk about playing the victim, i didn’t read anything in the articles to indicate she was forced or even coerced into having the affair. She is a grown woman who i’m supposing has a mind of her own.

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