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Adam Whittington involved in 60 Minutes kidnapping writes letter from Lebanese jail

Child recovery agent, Adam Whittington, is in a Lebanese prison after being involved in a botched kidnapping staged by Network Nine's 60 minutesChild recovery agent, Adam [...]

60 Minutes child abduction in Lebanon costs Channel Nine $2MILLION

The 60 Minutes child abduction fiasco in Lebanon has cost the Nine Network $2million so far in legal fees and payouts.The financial fallout over the [...]

60 Minutes’ Liz Hayes cries during interview with police officer shot by Roger Rogerson

Veteran journalist Liz Hayes has broken down during an emotional interview with a former police officer who was shot in his home after rejecting an [...]

Tara Brown’s job was on the line before botched Beirut child abduction

Reporter Tara Brown's job was on the line before Nine Network bosses decided to sack 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice over the botched child abduction [...]

Tara Brown and 60 Minutes TV crew ‘could still face 3 years jail time’

Tara Brown and the 60 Minutes TV crew could still be extradited to Lebanon and jailed for three years for their role in the botched [...]

60 Minutes bosses knew about plan to abduct Sally Faulkner’s children from Lebanon

An email chain has confirmed that the top executives of 60 Minutes knew of the plan to abduct Sally Faulkner's two children in Beirut almost [...]

Former 60 Minutes boss Stephen Rice to fight his dismissal with the help of John Laxon

Sacked 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice has enlisted the help of a high-profile lawyer to fight his abrupt dismissal over the botched abduction of Sally [...]

60 Minutes’ Gerald Stone slams Tara Brown and team for botched Lebanon story

Veteran journalist and founding producer of 60 Minutes Gerald Stone has slammed Tara Brown for her handling of the botched child kidnap story in Lebanon.During [...]

Channel Nine’s Darren Wick says 60 Minutes will still ‘pay for stories’

The scandal surrounding the 60 Minutes botched 'child abduction' fiasco will reportedly not stop Channel Nine from paying for news stories. The network's news director, Darren [...]

Hugh Riminton slams Channel Nine for sacking Stephen Rice over botched 60 Minutes child abduction

Former Channel Nine newsreader Hugh Riminton has slammed the dumping of 60 Minutes senior producer Stephen Rice and labelled him the 'scapegoat' for the Lebanon [...]

60 Minutes founder calls Lebanon child abduction debacle ‘a great misadventure’

Long-time producer Stephen Rice has been sacked following an internal review by the Nine Network over the botched 60 Minutes abduction of Sally Faulkner's two children [...]

South Korean CCTV of Australian woman led away by two men to be ‘drugged, abducted and raped’

A woman who was drugged and raped by three men in Korea said she has felt trapped in a 'never ending nightmare' since having to start [...]

Morley Safer dies aged 84 just one week after he retired from 60 Minutes

CBS News veteran Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84. Safer, who had been a correspondent on 60 Minutes for all but two [...]

Beirut prisoners of 60 minutes abduction including Adam Whittington refused bail

The four remaining prisoners jailed in Beirut over the botched 60 Minutes child abduction case have been refused bail.Former solider Adam Whittington, who is accused [...]

Adam Whittington denied bail after 60 Minutes recovery in Beirut

Australian-British man Adam Whittington has failed to get bail for his involvement in the botched 60 Minutes child abduction attempt.Whittington has been in a Beirut prison [...]

Sally Faulkner promises to bring her children to Australia after botched 60 Minutes abduction

The mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes botched child abduction has said she will get the children back to her despite being blocked [...]

Logies 2016 host Dave Hughes ‘crosses the line’ with his Tara Brown gags

Gold Logie for Best Personality on Australian TVCarrie Bickmore - The Project, Network TenEssie Davis - Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, ABCGrant Denyer - Family Feud/The [...]

Tara Brown ‘will NOT be attending Logies 2016 after child abduction in Lebanon’

Gold Logie for Best Personality on Australian TV Carrie Bickmore - The Project, Network Ten Essie Davis - Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, ABC Grant Denyer - Family Feud/The [...]

60 Minutes’ father Ali Elamine demands $500k to release Adam Whittington and others

The father at the centre of the 60 Minutes child abduction bungle has demanded US$500,000 (AU$670,000) for the release of a former Australian soldier and [...]

60 Minutes mum Sally Faulkner blocked from contacting her children in Lebanon

The mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes child-snatch drama has been blocked from having any contact with her children who remain in Lebanon.Sally [...]

60 Minutes demanded Tara Brown be involved in ‘critical moments’ of Lebanon kidnapping

Channel Nine demanded that 60 Minutes presenter Tara Brown should be involved at 'critical moments' in the planned kidnapping of two young children in Lebanon, an [...]

60 Minutes Lebanon kidnap fiasco slammed by wife of recovery agent still in jail

The wife of a former Australian soldier turned professional 'child recovery' agent has slammed Channel Nine for cutting a deal with Lebanese authorities while her [...]

60 Minutes’ Tara Brown slams herself over Lebanon child abduction in video

60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown has been out of a Lebanese jail for just over a week following the widely publicised botched child recovery operation.But [...]

60 Minutes’ Ali Elamine posts family photo in Beirut as Sally Faulkner returns to Australia

The father at the centre of the botched 60 Minutes abduction has uploaded a picture to social media of himself and two young children smiling [...]

60 Minutes filmed child recovery mission with Liz Hayes

60 Minutes filmed another mother's desperate attempt to 'recover' her childThe story 'was filmed in late 2014' and involved a mission to TurkeyBut it was [...]

Tara Brown defends 60 Minutes involvement in botched child abduction in Lebanon

Tara Brown has defended 60 Minutes' involvement in the botched kidnapping of Sally Faulkner's two young children in Lebanon this month.In an interview with the [...]

60 Minutes child snatcher is a former ‘hard drug user with mental problems’

One of the accused kidnappers hired by 60 minutes for the botched abduction of two children in Lebanon is a self-confessed former hard-drug user with [...]

Jennifer Lopez jets out of LAX after dazzling American Idol finale crowds

She commanded the stage with her show-stopping performance on American Idol on Thursday evening.And Jennifer Lopez's number one fan - boyfriend Casper Smart - was [...]

American Idol’s Jennifer Lopez turns up the heat with She Ain’t Your Mama performance

Jennifer Lopez brought her A game to the finale of American Idol treating the audience to a dazzling performance of her new single Ain't Your [...]

American Idol finale sees Jennifer Lopez steal the show in sparkling gown

She is literally the star of the show.So it seems only appropriate Jennifer Lopez shone the brightest as the big names turned out in force [...]

60 Minutes crew detained in Beirut paid a child recovery agency that ‘faked’ success stories

Channel 9 paid $120,000 to a child recovery agency whose operators were detained along with reporter Tara Brown and crew who were filming an operation [...]

Jennifer Lopez issues her highest praise to singer as American Idol narrows field

Jennifer Lopez gave her highest praise on Thursday's episode of American Idol as she declared an outbreak of goose bumps.The 46-year-old singer was left all [...]

American Idol host Keith Urban leaves Australia after Easter Holiday with Nicole Kidman

He took a break from his judging duties on what will be the last ever series of American Idol to celebrate the Easter holidays with [...]

Jennifer Lopez is the real star of the show at American Idol as she slips her famous curves into a skintight sequin LBD

Jennifer Lopez is the real star of the show at American Idol as she slips her famous curves into a skintight sequin LBD By Caitlin [...]

Jennifer Lopez looks groovy in a multi-colored stripy jumpsuit on American Idol set

She's in the Age of Aquarius! Jennifer Lopez looks groovy in a multi-colored stripy jumpsuit with flared bottoms on set of American Idol By Rachel [...]

Jennifer Lopez cuts a racy figure as American Idol cuts down field to six

American Idol hopefuls Lee Jean and Avalon Young went crashing out of the competition as the field for the Top Six was set.Lee, Avalon and [...]