Leave Lisa Wilkinson alone: Channel 10 lash out over the treatment of TV star

Channel Ten has lashed out at the media’s treatment of Lisa Wilkinson as the fallout from her controversial speech escalates.

The Project co-host is under heavy fire after she mentioned alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins in her speech moments after winning the Outstanding News Coverage Logie award for her one-of-one interview with the former ministerial staffer in 2021. 

She has cancelled all her appearances on The Project this week and there are calls for the media veteran to be shown the door by Network 10, adding to the pile-on from current and former colleagues, rivals and public commentators calling for Wilkinson to be axed.

‘Recent reporting on Lisa Wilkinson by some media organisations has been inaccurate and unfair,’ a spokesperson for Channel 10 said.

‘There are significant…