What do you do if you are the magazine editor of Woman’s Day and your partner is found to be “canoodling” with a leading television reporter on an airline? If your name is Bunty Avieson you bare your soul and appeal for the sympathy of your readers by publishing your thoughts and emotions in your editorial column.
60 Minutes reporter Liz Hayes stated that a newspaper report that had her “canoodling” with Channel Nine soundman Ben Crane during a flight was not true. But Ms Avieson read the same report and went on to say in her column - “Like many of you, last week I opened a morning newspaper to read that my partner, Ben Crane, a sound recordist with 60 Minutes had been “canoodling” with Liz Hayes on an overseas flight.”
Avieson went on to say that she was shocked and hurt by the news and her ego had been bruised.
The very interesting part of this whole affair is that nowhere in any of the accounts is there a statement from the man in the middle, Ben Crane. Let’s face it, he’s definitely the meat in the sandwich; caught between a high-profile television personality and an equally powerful publishing editor.
By the way, both ladies work for the same company; PBL who owns both Nine and Woman’s Day. Do you think Kerry or James really cares? It will sell more magazines and hopefully for Nine, will raise the viewing audience. I only wonder if they will highlight Ben’s name while rolling the credits?
