Who Is Defending Alan Jones over his recent comments?

Karl Stefanovic, Channel 9’s breakfast show himbo

The following exchange was reported by Simon Cullen (ABC Reporter, Canberra)

Karl Stefanovic to @LaurieOakes: “You don’t have much time for Alan Jones yourself do you?” Oakes: “Well, after this Karl, do you?”

Karl Stefanovic: “(awkwardness)…. well, I’ll declare that yes, I am friends with Alan Jones…”

source: here and here

It turns out they are very good friends:
“Alan Jones: Karl’s “terrific friend”. Gave Karl a $100,000 interest-free loan towards a deposit on a house.”
Source: The Daily Telegraph

 

and, Miranda Devine, court jester for Murdoch media says:

@mirandadevine A lot of the people jumping on the Bash Alan Jones wagon are the most vicious slanderous haters around. Hypocrites.

 

Eric Abetz, current Leader of the Coalition Opposition in the Senate, says “he’d have no problem with broadcaster Alan Jones speaking at future party functions” according to news.com.au

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Piers Ackerman, has said of the Jones non-apology “Despite the furore, the attacks have demonstrated that Jones is the better person.”
Source: here

 

Mia Freedman, while not exactly sympathising with Alan Jones, she is not expressing much solidarity with campaigners against the misogyny on the 2GB airwaves. Mia says “Thinking of all the good and innocent people who work on other 2GB shows that will suffer because of #alanjones’ appalling behaviour. Sad.”
Source: here