Radio host Kyle Sandilands walked out of the studio on Wednesday morning after an explosive 12-minute meltdown live on The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
He lost his temper shortly after 6 a.m. following a discussion of leaked texts by former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian blasting Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Sandilands, who is friends with Berejiklian, was angry with his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and newsreader Brooklyn Ross for giving airtime to the story, which he said wasn’t ” not real news.
Things quickly escalated with Sandilands, 50, hurling insults at his colleagues before telling Henderson, 47, to ‘do the show for yourself’ and walk away.
He got out of here! Radio host Kyle Sandilands walked out of the studio on Wednesday morning after an explosive 12-minute meltdown live on The Kyle and Jackie O Show
“This is the biggest news in Australia, and it’s for nothing,” he began his rant.
What if the ex-Prime Minister called the Prime Minister a “horrible, horrible person”? I called everyone here an effing c in text messages. I wouldn’t be surprised if Gladys was just calming down the losing minister she was talking to.
‘This is not real news. Don’t make up fictional bulls**t drama for nothing.
When Henderson insisted the story was newsworthy, Sandilands replied, “We don’t have to run every time some asshole [journalist] ask a question.
‘I’m mad. This is how the world was ruined – by shitheads on the news turning these things into bullfighting moments.
He then called Ross a “f**king lazy loser reporter” to his face when he tried to defend the story’s inclusion in his morning report.
A frustrated Henderson then asked, “What’s up with you guys this morning?”
Ross then attempted to again defend the media value of Berejiklian-Morrison’s lyrics, prompting Sandilands to yell at him, “Just turn off your mic!” You have finished ! To go out!’
He then got up and walked out of the studio, saying bitterly, “I’m going home, fuck you”. Do the show for yourself, what a fucking show it will be.
Henderson then said, “Okay, I think we’re going to take a short break, because I’m not even sure what happened.” Did something happen before I got here? Was everything okay?
Blinded: Sandilands’ colleagues were genuinely shocked by his behavior, and Henderson later remarked that it had been “very dramatic”
Sandilands’ colleagues were genuinely shocked by his behavior, and Henderson later remarked that he had been “very dramatic”.
KIIS FM’s resident clairvoyant Georgina Walker also weighed in on the meltdown, telling Henderson and Ross they had to “let him relax.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted KIIS FM but has not yet received a response. Sandilands manager Bruno Bouchet declined to comment.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been branded a ‘complete psychopath’ and a ‘horrible, awful person’ in explosive text exchanges allegedly involving former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Insults: Things quickly escalated with Sandilands (left) hurling insults at his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson (right) and newsreader Brooklyn Ross before leaving
Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen confronted the Prime Minister on live television on Tuesday with the inflammatory text messages saving Mr Morrison who he said were between Ms Berejiklian and a current Liberal cabinet minister.
“I have them here,” he told Mr Morrison as the Prime Minister faced questions from the media after his opening speech at the National Press Club.
“In one, she described you as, in quotes, ‘a horrible, horrible person’, going on to say that she didn’t trust you and that you’re more concerned with politics than people.
“The Minister is even more scathing, describing you as a fraud and, I quote, ‘a complete psychopath’.
Headline-grabber: He lost his temper shortly after 6am as he discussed leaked texts from former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian blasting Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured)
In a statement released hours later, Ms Berejiklian said she had “no recollection” of the remarks, but did not deny they were said.
“Does this exchange surprise you? Van Onselen asked. “And what do you think he tells us?”
The Prime Minister was left almost speechless, blinking in shock at the surprise attack, before responding briefly and moving on to the next question.
“Well, I don’t know who you’re referring to or the basis of what you told me,” he said. “But I obviously don’t agree with that. And I don’t think that’s my record.
Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen confronted the Prime Minister on live TV with the series of inflammatory text messages saving Scott Morrison who he said were between Gladys Berejiklian (pictured here with the Prime Minister) and a current Liberal minister.
