Australian radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson is insisting she did not resign from her popular Sydney radio show after an on-air spat with co-host Kyle Sandilands.
KIIS FM's parent company, ARN Media, announced last week that Henderson would no longer present The Kyle and Jackie O Show as she "cannot continue to work" with Sandilands.
The show had been taken off air after Sandilands berated Henderson during a live broadcast in February. Sandiands was stood down.
Henderson has since broken her silence, saying she did not quit or resign from the show.
"Over the past few days, there has been a lot of speculation and misinformation about my departure from the show," Henderson said in a statement, released by her manager Gemma O'Neill on Friday night.
"I want to make one important point very clear: I did not quit or resign.
"I am deeply saddened by the events of the past week and the possibility of the show ending. This has come as a shock to me, as it has to everyone else," she said.
"It has been truly heartbreaking to see how this has unfolded. At this stage, I am unable to say anything further, as I am addressing this through the appropriate legal channels," she said.
"Thank you to everyone who has sent kind messages of support during what has been an incredibly challenging time."
Sandilands was asked for comment by 9News at his Vaucluse home, but said: "I can't really speak".
The duo's 10-year, AU$200 million (NZ$267 million) contract was among the most lucrative in Australian media.
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