ABC says sorry

On Thursday

Later that day

The ABC found that a show did not break rules when it talked about a fake attack on Gina Rinehart

In short:

The ABC said a show did not break rules when it talked about a fake attack on Gina Rinehart

Gina Rinehart's company complained about the show

The ABC boss said sorry to Gina Rinehart and removed the bad part from the show

The ABC said sorry for a show that talked about Gina Rinehart in a bad way

The ABC found that the show did not break rules about hurting people

The show had a part where someone talked about a fake attack on Gina Rinehart

The ABC boss said sorry to Gina Rinehart because the show was not good

The ABC boss said the show did not meet people's expectations

The ABC boss talked about the show on the radio

The ABC boss thought saying sorry was the right thing to do

The ABC boss said the show was not fair to Gina Rinehart

A show had a video that made fun of Gina Rinehart

Gina Rinehart's company asked the ABC to remove the video and say sorry

People did not think the show was really asking for violence

The ABC looked into the complaint

The ABC found that the show did not break rules because it was just a joke

The person who made the video said sorry for offending people

The video maker said her jokes are just funny and not meant to be serious

Sometimes jokes do not work for everyone

The show is a competition where people make videos

One video was about a funny ninja in Scotland

The judges did not like the video very much

One judge liked the video but not the end part

The judge said the video was mean to Gina Rinehart

A politician said the show was not okay

The politician thought the ABC should remove the video

Another politician said the show was disgusting

The ABC boss said they made a mistake

The ABC will change its rules about violence in shows

The ABC boss said no one should be made fun of in a violent way

The ABC will make sure to do better next time

The bad part of the show was removed

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