Paul Henry: TVNZ turned on me
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Last updated 09:11 15/11/2010
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Controversial former Breakfast host Paul Henry believes he was hung out to dry in the wake of the race storm which forced his resignation from TVNZ.
In an exclusive interview with New Idea magazine, Henry said that his former employers fuelled his outspoken nature, then turned on him when his provocative comments backfired.
"They did capitalise on me," he told New Idea.
"I was the performing snake with the sting in its tail. The better the performance, the greater the encouragement. And then when I turned around and bit someone's head off, they were happy to see the demise of the snake."
He doesn't feel the way TVNZ behaved was reasonable.
"I was surprised with the speed with which the mood changed. My overwhelming feeling was I'd turned from an asset into a liability."