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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Amanda Meade

Ray Hadley used homophobic slur against Alan Jones and said he wanted to bury him ‘figuratively and literally’, court hears

Ray Hadley arrives at the Downing Centre local court in Sydney on Wednesday for the Alan Jones trial.
Ray Hadley arrives at the Downing Centre local court in Sydney on Wednesday for the Alan Jones trial. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Broadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court he used a homophobic slur and derogatory names when talking about his colleague Alan Jones, after 2GB withdrew a secret offer of a $4m contract to take over Jones’s coveted breakfast slot.

In one text message read out in court, Hadley said he won’t rest until he buries Jones, “figuratively and literally” and he will “tear his supporters apart”.

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