Paul Henry's got so much money, he can afford to lash out at his employer

The straight-talking former radio station owner turned host of TVNZ's Breakfast, Paul Henry, can clearly afford to lash out at his employer, TVNZ, calling its programming "banal" and "unwatchable" as well as, The Sunday Star Times reports, questioning the taste and intelligence of the TV watching public. 

According to the Star Times:

Henry, who as presenter of TV One's Breakfast has delivered sniggering put-downs of targets including a hirsute Greenpeace spokeswoman and British singer Susan Boyle, said "banal" stories on TV One's news show Close Up and its TV3 rival Campbell Live end up being some of the "most-watched, the most commented-upon stuff" on television.

"I sometimes see stuff and personally despair, and I think: is that current affairs? But it actually is."

Henry has had a long career in broadcasting, having previously owned a radio station before returning to New Zealand to take up a position with the state broadcaster.

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Bro'Town creator keeps it classy: 'Jews are expendable' and HIV sufferers deserved to be 'roasted'

One of the creators of the 'iconic' television show Bro Town, apologized on his radio show this morning for comments that he made at a media conference on Wednesday.

Fane, who is also known for his roles in other New Zealand television shows and films such as Outrageous Fortune and Sione's Wedding said he was intoxicated and had his judgement clouded at the time of the event.

The Herald reported that the comedian remarked that Hitler 'had a right' and that HIV sufferers deserved to be 'roasted' and that 'Jews are expendable'.

That sure is a career limiting move. Doesn't he know that all of Hollywood is run by Jewish people?

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