Amber Harrison could face jail time for allegedly breaking a gag order restricting her from talking about her former employer and the executive with who she had an affair.
Ms Harrison has been in a bitter dispute with the Seven Network and Seven West Media boss Tim Worner for making allegations of mistreatment within the media giant and exposing her 18-month relationship with the married man.
She left the network in 2014 after signing two agreements with the company that would see her earn hundreds of thousands of dollars if she kept quiet about the affair, details of the company and turned over all records, phones and computers.
Seven launched legal action against the single mother this week, alleging she broke the court order against her preventing Ms Harrison from leaking company documents, detailing the affair or launching any legal proceedings, Fairfax reported.
Amber Harrison could face jail time for allegedly breaking a gag order restricting her from talking about her former employer and the executive with who she had an affair
Ms Harrison has been in a bitter dispute with the Seven Network and boss Tim Worner (pictured) for making allegations of mistreatment within the media giant and exposing her 18-month relationship with the married man
The network were successful in gaining a permanent gagging order against Mr Harrison on July 17, and they allege it was the very next day she first broke the ruling.
She appeared on 730 the following night and claimed she was forced to reveal the details of her affair with Mr Worner because Seven broke an agreement to pay her.
Two days later, Ms Harrison again appeared on ABC airwaves, this time on radio in Melbourne, and discussed the gag order.
‘Well I committed to the court that I would obey a suppression order, it is a very wide-ranging suppression order, it excludes me from the conversation about all things Channel Seven,’ she said.
She admitted she was ‘liable for imprisonment or sequestration of property’ if she were to breach the rules of the permanent order.
Ms Harrison (left) appeared on 730 the following night and claimed she was forced to reveal the details of her affair with Mr Worner (right) because Seven broke an agreement to pay her
Seven’s lawyers also allege she has broken the order with a series of tweets since the July court decision, including one as recent as this week
Seven’s lawyers also allege she has broken the order with a series of tweets since the July court decision, including one as recent as this week.
‘No chook prize for guessing what Boardroom this happened in – the fish rots from the head at @sevenwestmedia.’ Ms Harrison tweeted on November 27 in relation to Amy Taeuber, another disgruntled former Seven employee.
‘You will not find any instance of me comparing myself to the victims of assault. I speak about challenging (despicable) bullies who use money and power to intimidate and crush – and encouraging you to do the same. To thy own self be true :’ she tweeted on Saturday.
They also allege an interview she conducted with The Australian last Friday was another instance in which she broke the order, saying ‘she would not stop tweeting and was less frightened of going to jail than being silenced.’
A directions hearing will be conducted on December 18 into the claims.
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