Australian TV star Don Burke has been accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying of women during his time as the star of Channel Nine's iconic Burke's Backyard.
A joint ABC/Fairfax investigation reportedly revealed that Burke was a "psychotic bully", a "misogynist" and a "sexual predator" who sexually harassed, indecently assaulted and bullied a number of female employees.
The claims were reportedly from a number of women who worked with Burke in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Burke has denied the accusations. In a written response to the Sydney Morning Herald, Burke denied "absolutely" claims he was bully. He reportedly said that because he was a "perfectionist", "a small number" of former employees were dismissed either for underperformance or misbehaviour. Some of these people "still bear a strong grudge against me", he said.
