The feud between a trio of the country’s most prominent broadcasters and columnists worsened after Andrew Bolt appeared on Alan Jones’ show in sympathetic interview and later accused 2GB host Hadley of being “a coward” after the broadcaster refused to apologise to the Herald-Sun columnist and Sky News host. In response to Bolt and Jones, Hadley later accused the pair of engaging in “poorly researched rubbish.”
On Sky News’s Bolt Report last night Bolt said he would be demanding an apology after claiming Hadley described his behaviour as “creepy”, which Bolt claimed was a reference to his ongoing defence of Pell and in the wake of making an apology to Paris Street, a man who was the victim of grooming by a teacher at St Kevin’s college in Melbourne. Bolt appeared on Alan Jones’ 2GB show this morning continuing to demand an apology from Hadley.
“I need Ray Hadley to apologise now, I was very hurt, he did a rant calling me creepy accusing me of creepy behaviour for defending George Pell,” Bolt told Jones. “I am sure in his heart of hearts he regrets those comments as well,” Jones replied. But on his own 2GB Morning Show this morning Hadley angrily told listeners he was not calling Bolt “creepy” for his defence of Pell. “I won’t be apologising to Bolt,” Hadley defiantly said.