Jackie ‘O’ Henderson breaks her silence following shock split with KIIS FM co-star Kyle Sandilands: ‘I did not quit’

Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has broken her silence after the collapse of The Kyle & Jackie O Show.

Speaking via a statement issued by manager Gemma O’Neill late on Friday afternoon, the radio queen, 51, claimed that she did not quit or resign from the popular KIIS FM breakfast show.

‘Over the past few days, there has been a lot of speculation and misinformation about my departure from the show,’ Henderson began the statement.

‘I want to make one important point very clear: I did not quit or resign.’

Continuing, Henderson said the ‘narrative’  surrounding the drama was not an accurate reflection of what had occurred.

‘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.

‘The current media narrative does not reflect what actually occurred, and it has been truly heartbreaking to see how this has unfolded.’

The statement continued: ‘At this stage, I am unable to say anything further, as I am addressing this through the appropriate legal channels.

‘Thank you to everyone who has sent kind messages of support during what has been an incredibly challenging time.’

It comes after Sandilands broke cover for the first time following Henderson’s departure from the breakfast show, on Thursday.

Channel Nine captured footage of Sandilands outside his mansion in Sydney’s Vaucluse, where the radio star has been hunkered down amid his suspension from his top-rated breakfast show.

When approached by 9 News and asked, ‘Kyle, is this curtains?’ the shock jock had a simple, six-word response.

‘I can’t really speak mate, sorry,’ Sandilands replied.

The radio titan was in surprisingly forgiving spirits, waving to news cameras before stowing away inside.

The radio titan has ‘called in lawyers’ and is ‘preparing to sue’ ARN should his $100 million contract be terminated following the collapse of KIIS FM’s The Kyle and Jackie O Show, The Australian reported on Thursday.

Sandilands is reportedly seeking a payout for the remainder of that contract, on which he has eight years and $88 million remaining.

The shock jock was accused of ‘serious misconduct’ after his spectacular on-air clash with co-star Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, leading to Henderson quitting the show.

Sandilands is said to have been ‘caught completely off-guard’ by the misconduct allegation as he had been given free rein on the air, with two full-time censors employed by The Kyle and Jackie O Show to ensure he is safeguarded.

The radio star will argue that ARN has no justifiable cause to terminate his contract as the network had promised to be fully liable for his on-air comments, the publication reports.

A source told The Australian that Sandilands would agree to leave his top-rated breakfast program only if he was compensated with, ‘the full $100 million he is owed less what he has already been paid’.

KIIS FM’s parent company ARN announced on Tuesday that Henderson’s $100 million contract has been terminated after she told executives she ‘cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands’ following his harsh comments on-air that left her in tears.

Sandilands has been suspended and given 14 days to ‘remedy’ the breach, or else faces termination.

ARN provided written notice to Sandilands stating that it considers his behaviour during the show on February 20 ‘an act of serious misconduct which is in breach of ARN’s services agreement with Quasar Media’.

The KIIS breakfast show will be taken off-air immediately, with ‘interim arrangements made for the show’.

ARN has offered Henderson the possibility of an alternative show on the network.