Lucy and Kane Cornes apologise and offer retraction to South Aussie with Cosi host Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello
Lucy and Kane Cornes have “unreservedly apologised” to Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello for claiming the TV and radio host “stole” footage for a segment on his TV travel show.
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Lucy and Kane Cornes have “unreservedly apologised” to Andrew ‘Cosi’ Costello for claiming the TV and radio host “stole” footage for a segment on his TV travel show.
Lucy, chief executive of creative production agency She Digital, took to social media today to admit their claims that Costello had “stolen” vision – which was shot by She Digital – of Discovery Holiday Parks for use on his TV travel show, South Aussie with Cosi, were “false and completely without foundation”.
“The statement made via Instagram is false and completely without foundation. I should not have made that statement and regret doing so,” she wrote on She Digital’s Instagram account.
“I have withdrawn the statement and apologised to Andrew Costello via his radio program, Bec and Cosi on hit107.
“I undertake to Andrew Costello and South Aussie with Cosi that the statement will not be repeated. The statement should not be repeated by any other person.
“I wish to unreservedly apologise to Mr Costello and South Aussie with Cosi for my statement and for the damage and distress it has caused.”
Lucy and Kane made the original claims on Sunday night after the episode went to air on Nine.
Costello immediately responded on social media, saying: “I had full approval from Discovery Holiday Park who paid Lucy and Kane Cornes to shoot the footage. To be accused of stealing is very unfair.”
Today Lucy said the footage was given to Costello for use on South Aussie with Cosi “without the consent of She Digital” but had Discovery Holiday Parks asked her for permission, she would have allowed the show to use the 20 seconds of vision.
“Discovery Holiday Parks simply did not appreciate the terms of the contract with SheDigital and the requirement to obtain consent,” Lucy wrote.
Lucy deleted her original post and appeared on Costello’s hit107 breakfast show on Monday morning where she offered an apology for calling him a thief on social media.
But Costello engaged a lawyer, Greg Griffin, on Tuesday in an attempt to get a personal apology and retraction on their social media pages.