Are you a demon? Well, if you ask Lisa Wilkinson, it’s not Australia.
It has been reported that the project host was due to return to the desk last night, however, he has fled the country in silence amid the aftermath of his infamous Logie Awards speech, according to a report in The Australian.
The veteran journalist is in the United States and will be filming a series of interviews for the Network 10 program.
Camera icon Lisa Wilkinson has left Australia. Credit: Marianna Massey / Getty Images
Wilkinson is ready to interview musicians and movie stars from Hollywood and New York before leaving.
She has not been seen on the TV show since her now infamous Logies speech that took her to the hot water.
During the night of Australian television nights, Wilkinson gained the most prominent news coverage for his interview with Brittany Higgins in January 2021.
While accepting his Logie, Wilkinson made some comments that caused the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Ms. Higgins, to be delayed after surpassing the mark in his speech.
ACT Supreme Court Judge Lucy McCallum said the speech “completely erased” the line between the charge and guilt of the alleged sexual assault in the Canberra House of Parliament on March 22. 2019.
The 62-year-old man has been hammered from the speech, including from a former colleague.
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Former meteorologist Tim Bailey, who once worked with Wilkinson, was especially scathing, accusing Wilkinson of having a “fat head.”
I know this can be difficult, because he is a very big boss. But please give it a try, ”he wrote on Twitter.
Bailey continued with another post: “Just accept the little F-ing and F off trophy! Good advice, right?”
The trial of Mr. Lehrmann was supposed to start on June 27, but will now start on October 4. It is scheduled for four weeks.