Gemma ONeill Hit with $615K Tax Bill

The financial fallout surrounding Gemma O'Neill – talent manager to radio star – continues to worsen, with fresh documents revealing mounting debts tied to her collapsed agency business. 

According to news.com.au, new filings submitted by Grant Thornton Australia (GTA) show Gemmie Agency Pty Ltd now owes the Australian Taxation Office more than $615,000, with the amount climbing due to accrued interest.

The updated figure marks an increase of $71,452 from the liquidator's February estimate of $543,548.

O'Neill, who served as the sole director of the company, also owes $3,000 to Jack Lawrence Accountants & Advisors, according to the report lodged with ASIC.

The cost of appointing liquidators to the business has meanwhile reached $53,870.

Gemmie Agency entered voluntary liquidation in November. 

Administrators from Grant Thornton Australia said in a creditors' statement that the debts incurred by O'Neill's agency were in stark contrast to a seven‑figure commission paid by an unnamed 'key client' between October 2023 and March 2024, the publication reported.

On February 20, O'Neill reportedly informed the administrators she couldn't make any repayment contributions, noting she has no available personal savings, limited income, and had failed to refinance her beachside apartment in .

That was the same day O'Neill's star client Jackie O fought with her KIIS FM radio partner, , in the infamous argument about her being 'away with the fairies', which later saw the duo taken off the airwaves permanently and their $100million contracts torn up.

Even after Gemmie Agency folded, O'Neill continued representing Henderson during difficult discussions with ARN executives in the lead-up to the broadcaster's split from longtime radio partner Kyle Sandilands. 

Henderson now remains at the centre of a Federal Court case against ARN Media over the termination of her reported .

Court documents, filed as part of Henderson's statement of claim, outline months of internal tension .

According to the filings, Henderson raised concerns about Sandilands' on-air behaviour with KIIS network management months before the relationship publicly .

It follows reports that Jackie struggled with the glamorous 'hot blonde' image crafted around her by executives and publicists.