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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Former Channel Seven reporter Robert Ovadia drops legal case against network

Robert Ovadia (pictured in 2016)
Robert Ovadia (pictured in 2016) denied all accusations of wrongdoing after he was fired in June 2024 following Seven’s internal investigation into allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

The Seven Network has confirmed its former reporter Robert Ovadia has dropped an unfair dismissal case, only days after it claimed in court that more than 13 women had come forward with complaints about his conduct.

Ovadia had dismissed the claims, saying Seven’s “propaganda unit” was seeking to destroy his reputation, but walked away from the case on Friday afternoon without receiving any payment from the network, it said.

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