Sandilands Sues ARN for $88M in Legal Fight

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Radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands is locked in a massive $88 million legal fight with

his former employer, ARN, after they ended his contract last Wednesday.

Court papers filed on March 20th show he had one of the richest deals in the industry, with

a base salary of $7,400,000 dollars a year on top of other big payments.

That deal included $200,000 dollars for consulting work, $2 million dollars for licensing his

show's brand, a $120,000 dollar flight allowance, and $500,000 dollars in on-air ad perks each

year.

It was part of a 10-year pact worth around $100 million dollars, but things soured after

just 14 months.

Sandilands got suspended earlier this month for serious misconduct, tied to an on-air

argument with co-host Jackie Elhenderson back on February 20th.

Insiders say he had zero warnings from bosses about his behavior, and the network actually

pushed their heated exchanges on social media and across.

Stations.

His legal team, led by top lawyer Kevin Lynch, argues the firing was invalid and opportunistic

with no real breach of rules.

They're digging through old show footage to prove the fights were just normal for the

program.

ARN fire back in a market update, saying they fully dispute the claims and will fight

the case hard in federal court.

Radiation looks unlikely, as both sides dig in for a drawn out battle over the contract's

future.