Radio host Antoinette Lattouf is returning to the ABC despite currently suing the national broadcaster for sacking her over social media posts in support of Palestinians.
Lattouf was dumped by the ABC in December over her posts on the war in Gaza, just three days into a week-long stint as fill-in host on Radio Sydney’s morning show.
She launched legal action against the ABC at the Fair Work Commission claiming the decision was political, based on her stance on Palestine and her Lebanese heritage.
The case is still ongoing, but Lattouf will return to the ABC airwaves this weekend with a small role in the new TV drama House of Gods which begins on Sunday.
In a bizarre coincidence, Lattouf plays a radio host plunged into controversy – despite filming her scenes last April, months before the ABC row erupted.
‘Art imitates life? Or the other way around?’ Lattouf posted on Instagram along with a photograph of her attending the show’s premiere.
Radio host Antoinette Lattouf (pictured) is returning to the ABC despite currently suing the national broadcaster for sacking her over her support for Palestinians
Lattouf will return to the ABC airwaves this weekend with a small role in the new TV drama House of Gods (pictured), playing a radio host plunged into controversy
Broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf (pictured) was dumped by the ABC over social media posts on the war in Gaza after just three days as a fill-in host on Radio Sydney ‘s morning show
‘I had to dig deep for my acting debut in ABC TV drama ‘House of Gods’ which premieres Sunday.
‘I play Leila, a radio presenter who unearths something damning on air. It has wide reaching ramifications and rattles the community.
‘And yes, I expect an AACTA, BAFTA, Oscar, but I’ll settle for a gold star sticker or a thumbs up for my acting.’
She added: ‘I cried and I laughed and felt everything in between while watching this beautifully shot and written drama.
‘I’m so proud to be invited to play a role in this impressive piece of storytelling.’
The show ‘follows the lives of an ambitious Iraqi-Australian family grappling with new-found power and privilege when their charismatic patriarch is elected head cleric of their local mosque.
‘A tale of faith, family, secrets and lies, House of Gods takes audiences behind the walls of an imam’s family and the community he leads, exploring the personal cost of power and ambition,’ says ABC promotional material for the series.
Messages posted in a group including high-powered Jewish lawyers were encouraged to threaten ABC chair Ita Buttrose (pictured) with legal action unless they dismissed Lattouf
Lattouf was axed by the ABC on December 20 within minutes of her show ending, just hours after one member of a WhatsApp Jewish pressure group called for a day of action against her
Lattouf was axed by the ABC on December 20 within minutes of her Wednesday show ending, just hours after one member of a WhatsApp Jewish pressure group called for a day of action against her.
The ABC said the source of the complaints was irrelevant to its procedures.
‘The ABC has a transparent complaints process and responds accordingly, regardless of the source of the complaint,’ said a spokesman.
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