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edia organisation NZME has paid Clarke Gayford, the partner of prime minister Jacinda Ardern, a βconfidential sumβ after it published βbaseless liesβ about him. The published βliesβ related to false allegations of criminal activity by Gayford. The two parties settled in court.
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In a statement issued through a consultancy firm, Gayford said the βdamaging and untrueβ statements were made on the KICK Fresh Music Friday podcast and on KICK social media pages. βThe statements were based on rumours about Mr Gayford that are baseless lies. NZME Radio has apologised to Mr Gayford for these publications and the hurt and distress they have caused and accepts that he has never been the subject of criminal charges and is not now the subject of criminal charges in any court in New Zealand.β
Trashloid NZME makes confidential payout to Clarke Gayford https://t.co/XvNwZcvp1H
β Elephant in the room (@LetsGetPfizered) July 29, 2022
The statement concluded: βIn a settlement between the parties, NZME Radio agreed to pay a confidential sum to Mr Gayford.β
Rumours about Gayford have been bubbling online for much of prime minister Jacinda Ardernβs time in office. Back in 2018, then police commissioner Mike Bush commented on the rumours publicly β a move that was highly unprecedented.
βWhile in general we do not respond to enquiries which seek to confirm if individuals are under police investigation, on this occasion we can say that Mr Gayford is not and has not been the subject of any police inquiry, nor has he been charged in relation to any matter,β he said at the time.
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KICK published the statement (in its house style) on Facebook at the same time Gayfordβs was sent to media. KICKβs Facebook page has just 245 likes.
KICK is a youth-focused music service. It only launched last year and was the brainchild of broadcasting school interns at NZME.
The Spinoff has approached the prime ministerβs office for comment. NZME wouldnβt say anything beyond the written statement.
KICK published the statement (in its house style) on Facebook at the same time Gayfordβs was sent to media. KICKβs Facebook page has just 245 likes.
KICK is a youth-focused music service. It only launched last year and was the brainchild of broadcasting school interns at NZME.
The Spinoff has approached the prime ministerβs office for comment. NZME wouldnβt say anything beyond the written statement.
