Channel 9 is reportedly considering legal action over an outrageous tweet posted by Seven Sunrise star Edwina Bartholomew, claiming her words would have had a “devastating” impact on one of their famed reporters.
Nine News Melbourne posted a tweet on Thursday featuring reporter Seb Costello, who was filling in on a story outside the Victorian state parliament.
A man had driven a vehicle filled with flammable liquid on to the front steps of the building and threatened to set himself alight.
Bartholomew replied to the tweet on Saturday morning, writing: “Surprisingly articulate for a (censored).” The word is not able to be revealed for legal reasons.
The tweet was deleted almost an hour later.
News.com.au was told by Nine News that the broadcast station and Costello were “devastated and shocked” by the outrageous tweet.
“Seb and Nine are devastated and shocked at the damaging and false nature of this personal attack on a public platform,” the spokesperson said.
Bartholomew, who is currently in London while under assignment for Sunrise, told The Herald Sun she was “half asleep” and “on the other side of the world”.
“My apologies to Seb and all involved. No offence was intended and hopefully none was taken.
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“It was clearly a mistake and the errant tweet has been deleted.”
Nine and Seven are not issuing public comments at this time.
Bartholomew made headlines back in June after announcing her pregnancy while on air.
She admitted she found the challenge of doing TV while pregnant “torturous”.
She initially told New Daily she felt good but eventually backtracked and said: ““After speaking yesterday, I returned home to have a nap on the couch for three hours and then went to bed at 8 pm and still couldn’t get up to work at 5am.
“So please disregard my comments about feeling hunky dory. Turns out that’s bulls**t and I’m buggered. I think I probably just needed to admit that to myself.”
