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Alex Cullen breaks silence on shock Today show axing amid fallout from $50,000 Adrian Portelli gift: 'This has been a very difficult time'
Alex Cullen breaks his silence after Nine Network axed the Today star for accepting a $50,000 gift from The Block billionaire Adrian Portelli.
A Nine spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: 'Nine has agreed with Today presenter and journalist Alex Cullen that he will finish with the network following a review into a recent incident.' The scandal kicked off when Portelli, 35, had grown tired of his long-used nickname 'Mr Lambo' and offered the cash reward to the first person to use his new moniker 'McLaren Man' on air, with Cullen obliging on the Today just over a week ago. Nine insiders also told Daily Mail Australia that the stunt could have been beneficial for the network and Portelli, if Cullen had advised the promoter that, as a journalist, he was unable to accept any payment for making the comment on-air.
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