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Radio network ARN has brought to light a series of controversial comments purportedly made by radio personality Kyle Sandilands. These revelations come as ARN, along with Sandilands and his co-host Jackie “O” Henderson, are set to confront each other in court today.
According to documents submitted to the Federal Court on Tuesday, ARN claims that Sandilands made a particularly inflammatory statement on July 2, 2025. He allegedly remarked that he would “rather be raped in jail than puppeteered by losers.”
The documents detail the alleged outburst, with Sandilands reportedly saying, “I don’t give a damn. I’d prefer incarceration. I’d rather face that than be manipulated by those I consider beneath me. I’m quitting the show right now. Good luck to all.”
Sandilands is also accused of making disparaging comments about advertisements, stating, “Here are the ads. Maybe you’ll hear my voice in one, maybe not.”
His tirade reportedly continued with him expressing disdain for regulatory bodies, saying, “That’s the show torn apart. Judges can shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. ACMA can do the same.”
The rant was one of a number of instances in which ARN allege Sandilands’ conduct was in breach of its workplace code of conduct.
The files come as both Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson are due to have their cases against ARN heard in court – in which both presenters are seeking the full payout of the remainder of their 10-year, $100 million contracts signed at the end of 2023.
Sandilands is expected to appear and address a waiting media pack while Henderson’s appearance is less certain.
Audience share for the station dropped in the pair’s old time slot in their primary market of Sydney, according to a ratings survey released on Thursday.
In its defence to Sandilands’ lawsuit over his sacking, ARN told the court Henderson sent the station a letter in February claiming her co-host had engaged in “persistent and relentless bullying”.
He allegedly made offensive comments to her in September 2025 that prompted her to raise a complaint with station staff.
“Don’t f***ing bother coming back either until you get your f***ing shit together like a normal person,” Sandilands allegedly told Henderson off-air.
“I’ve been carrying this whole show for f***ing a year.”
Henderson alleged in court documents that she had complained to station management multiple times about comments by Sandilands over about six months.
Her case is being heard for the first time on Friday, setting up a potential showdown with her former colleague, whose case will also be looked at on the same day.
Sandilands allegedly said some of Henderson’s comments were “weird, psychological bullshit”, and her belief in “hype words” was negatively impacting her dating life.
But Sandilands’ suit claims he did not deserve to have his contract torn up because he had not committed serious misconduct.
The highly public bust-up moved into the legal arena after an exchange between the star pair in February, when Sandilands accused his co-host of being “off with the fairies”.
The on-air comments prompted Henderson to say she could no longer work with her contentious colleague
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