澳大利亚广播公司(ABC)因节目中一段争议性言论陷入风波[1]。在7月12日播出的《A Very Relaxing Video》中，参赛者Kate McGuinness发表了针对矿业大亨吉娜·莱恩哈特的言论[1]。ABC首席执行官Hugh Marks随后发表道歉并删除了相关内容[1]。
尽管ABC已采取补救措施，莱恩哈特的公司Hancock Prospecting仍未接受[1]。该公司发言人周六发表声明，批评ABC的编辑标准"不足"，称这类内容"非人道化"[1]。独立监察员则判定该言论属于"讽刺性和夸张评论"，不构成暴力呼吁，不违反ABC编辑政策[1]。
Australia's ABC faced renewed criticism from mining magnate Gina Rinehart's company over a controversial comedy segment that prompted an apology from the broadcaster. [1] The incident involved a contestant on the July 12 program "A Very Relaxing Video" making crude remarks about Rinehart, with participant Kate McGuinness stating: "When the revolution comes, will you hide under the bed or will you know exactly how to shove a stick right up Gina Rinehart's butthole, stirring it round, mixing her guts up nice and smooth, to make one big sausage roll to make something out of nothing." [1]
Following Rinehart's threat of legal action, ABC chief executive Hugh Marks issued an apology and removed the content from the program. [1] However, an independent ombudsman determined the segment constituted "satirical and exaggerated commentary" rather than a call to violence, finding it did not breach editorial policies. [1] Undeterred by the network's defense, Hancock Prospecting released a statement on Saturday contending that ABC's editorial standards were inadequate, describing such content as "dehumanising." [1]