# Read the nasty text messages from James Ashby that led to a bitter war between two of News24’s biggest stars Peta Credlin and Andrew Clennell

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/read-the-nasty-text-messages-from-james-ashby-that-led-to-a-bitter-war-between-two-of-news24s-biggest-stars-peta-credlin-and-andrew-clennell/
- Published: 2026-10-30T00:50:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T01:03:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250871/Read-nasty-text-messages-James-Ashby-led-bitter-war-two-News24s-biggest-stars-Peta-Credlin-Andrew-Clennell.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Ashby and Clennell exchanged hostile messages after criticism of One Nation cartoons.
- Clennell said the videos were “not helpful”; Ashby said Hanson called him a “dickhead”.
- Credlin rebuked Clennell after he raised the dispute on her programme.

## Summary

Text messages between One Nation national director James Ashby and News24 political editor Andrew Clennell have emerged, exposing a public dispute after Clennell criticised the party’s political cartoons as “unhelpful”. The exchange escalated on air, where Clennell challenged Ashby’s remarks and Peta Credlin reprimanded Clennell for interrupting the order of her programme.

Ashby told Clennell that Pauline Hanson thought he was a “dickhead” and did not want to speak to him, while Clennell denied saying the cartoons incited violence and questioned whether they would be removed. The cartoons include scenes of politicians stabbing one another and buses running people over. Ashby later repeated the insult on Credlin’s programme; Clennell said he felt defamed and objected to being intimidated, while Credlin said the issue would be addressed later in the show.

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