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Amber Harrison drops case against Seven

Updated: "I have made a realistic assessment," says Amber Harrison.

Updated: Amber Harrison has dropped her legal proceedings against Seven.

It is unclear what the final settlement amounted to.

She told Fairfax Media late on Friday she would consent to the orders and would not appear in court.

“I will have the orders awarded against me on Monday, no question,” Ms Harrison said.

She said it was “always a hard battle” and she was “financially, physically and emotionally exhausted”.

A separate claim in the Federal Court in Melbourne, claiming the company had breached the Fair Work Act and her employment contract has also been abandoned.

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EARLIER:

There are reports today that Amber Harrison, who created headlines divulging an affair with Seven CEO Tim Worner, is refusing to agree to a settlement ahead of Monday’s return to the Supreme Court.

The Australian reported final documents were still not signed by late last night, with suggestions Seven West Media board would give a $50,000 payment to Harrison’s lawyers Patron Legal (despite director Jeff Kennett insisting no more would be paid out).

That settlement would have also prevented her from saying anything disparaging about anyone at Seven and permanently gag her from speaking about her two-year affair.

But The Daily Telegraph has since reported she pulled out of a settlement this morning. It says the sticking point was Seven’s demand that she personally apologise to four other Seven employees alleged in her Human Rights Commission complaint.

The tussle over the injunction, which was ordered to mediation, is scheduled to return to the Supreme Court on Monday.

Harrison is also taking Federal Court action for alleged breaches of her workplace rights.

Last week Harrison tweeted that reports of an agreement with her former legal representation, Harmers, were “fake news.”

6 Responses

  1. A typical David and Goliath case, A multi billion $$$$ company, will use all its wealth, the muzzle. the poor person on the street. Channel 7 damaged for ever, The mud sticks and stinks.

    1. The poor person that allegedly stole thousands from her employer and had an affair with her boss who also happened to be a married man? The whole ordeal has been handled very poorly by 7 and Worner needs to be held accountable, but Harrison is not a victim of anything but bad choices. If she did receive a payout in order to continue to keep the gag order in place, her whole “whistleblower” stance looks a little on the shaky side…

  2. Just read that channel seven has other legal action with a charity group. Where there is smoke there is fire. And the government no where to be seen

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