Negotiations between Jackie “O” Henderson and her former employer KIIS FM via ARN Media, have broken down, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The news has been confirmed as her co-host, Kyle Sandilands, reached a settlement with ARN Media earlier this week.
The matter is due back in court for a hearing on Thursday.
Sources have told the SMH that Henderson and the company have not had contact for over a month, making an October trial more likely.
Mediaweek will update this story as the hearing unfolds today.
Kyle Sandilands settlement with ARN
ARN Media has reached a binding settlement with Kyle Sandilands, ending Federal Court proceedings that have hung over the ASX-listed radio network since his acrimonious departure.
The deal includes $12.09 million in cash payments, $1.5 million in advertising credits across ARN’s partner platforms, and a 19.9% net revenue share from Sandilands’ future independent media venture for up to three years.
Jackie O is one of many who claims she was bullied until she broke
Mediaweek published an opinion story on Henderson’s situation with ARN in May.
In her statement of claim, Henderson says ARN Media failed to act on her repeated complaints before the fatal fallout, about Sandilands’ on-air behaviour. She is seeking more than $82 million in compensation.
Henderson also alleges she raised concerns with senior executives months before the February 20 incident that ended the pair’s long-running partnership, warning the on-air dynamic was being perceived as an “abusive relationship” and detailing a series of incidents across August and September 2025.
“Now knowing that Henderson had similarly tried to get others to change the structure and dynamics of her working relationship with Sandilands, my heart breaks for her that she was experiencing something similar.
“It’s something many sources say they have endured in the name of career and a reliable salary.
“Until they’re utterly destroyed, that is.”
Read more about Henderson’s experience, here.