Sacked Robert Ovadia claims Seven’s ‘propaganda unit’ is seeking to destroy his reputation

Sacked Channel Seven reporter Robert Ovadia has described Seven West Media as an “evil company” and claimed its “propaganda unit” is seeking to destroy his reputation.
The veteran journalist was fired in June after Seven conducted an internal investigation into allegations of “inappropriate behaviour”.
An additional 13 women have since come forward with complaints about the 51-year-old’s conduct, according to federal court documents. Ovadia has denied all accusations of wrongdoing.
Ovadia has filed wrongful dismissal claim against the Seven Network and Seven West Media’s news and editor-in-chief, Anthony De Ceglie.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Ovadia lashed out at Seven. “I can be crass, I can be blunt, I can be obnoxious, my humour is dark – 20 years surrounded by trauma and danger will do all of that to you – but I do NOT mistreat women,” he wrote.
“I’ll expect more smear over the coming months as this evil company (in whose service I risked my life and safety many times) now seeks to destroy my reputation further.
In the post, Ovadia urged people to scroll through “a few recent interactions with women I’ve worked with [versus] Seven’s Propaganda Unit intent on scaring me away from court”. Ovadia also published a death threat he said he had received.
In documents filed in court in late August, Ovadia’s lawyers denied that their client’s conduct amounted to sexual harassment or serious misconduct and alleged he was unlawfully sacked.
The Guardian has contacted Seven West Media for comment.