Reports were circulating this morning with suspicions about Sonia Kruger’s job at Channel Nine after outrage was sparked over her comments regarding Muslim immigration and “reverse discrimination” on Today Extra.
Concerned that the TV host had been “shipped off”, the Sydney Morning Herald got in touch with Channel Nine management to confirm her fate.
However, Channel Nine has told the publication that Kruger has not been taken off screens — rather, she is on annual leave.
According to the network, her leave had been requested well before she made any of her controversial comments.
For the past fortnight, Kruger and her family have been holidaying, partly to celebrate her birthday.
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Channel Nine has also confirmed to the Sydney Morning Herald that her contract is not under consideration, with the spokesperson saying any rumours she has left are “not correct”.
Concerns about the 51-year-old’s future on TV have been swirling since she made her now infamous comments correlating Muslim immigration and the rise of terrorism.
Following outrage, the host refused to recant her statements, believing that she shouldn’t automatically be labelled a racist.
Top Comments
Everyone needs to take a chill pill!
I support Sonia. There is a difference between immigration by people who support our laws than those who support child brides, female circumcision and multiple wives who have to cover up from hear to toe. Religion or race has nothing to do with who comes in. But rather their agreement to our rules and way of life
Sadly people are missing the logic gene to even comprehend what Sonia had said. But this article is about Sonia being on holiday leave v's people thinking she was booted.